Gender Diversity

Letters sent to about 20 general practices and health professionals nationwide warning them of potential legal action for prescribing puberty blockers and other gender-affirming care are not an idle threat, according to former ACT Party MP and Wellington-based lawyer Stephen Franks

Doctors around the country have received legal letters “warning” them of potential legal action for prescribing puberty blockers and other gender-affirming care

With oestrogen gel now funded without restrictions, sexual health specialist Massimo Giola explains who would benefit from using it for feminisation and how switching from tablets or patches might occur. This follows his December article on the use of testosterone gel for masculinisation

With testosterone gel now available and funded in New Zealand, sexual health specialist Massimo Giola explains why it is the preferred therapy for masculinisation and how people might go about switching to it

Sexual health specialist Massimo Giola looks at the evidence for doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis as a prevention tool for bacterial sexually transmitted infections