Guide on healthcare related to gender identity
On 22 September 2017 we issued a new guide on healthcare related to gender identity issues, that introduced a number of changes to the professional approach, i.e. by stressing that care should be primarily based in somatic specialized services, while at the same time stressing the importance of a multidisciplinary approach. At the same time we also introduced a number of changes in our national planning of specialized services, and we approved a new center at Aalborg University Hospital.
In December 2017 the Danish Parliament passed changes to section 115 of the Health Law re. Castration, which implieas that only in very selected cases should the Danish Health Authority approve castrations. As a consequence of this change, we have updated our guide, and the new guide therefore replaces guide no. 9921 of 22 September 2017.
This publication is an English translation of the guide issued in July 2018, and is for information purposes only. The legally binding guide in Danish can be accessed at retsinformatíon.dk using the search term ’kønsidentitetsforhold’.