Get a more complete understanding of Gender-Affirming Hormone Treatment in this extensive course, designed for those wanting to deepen their understanding of gender-affirming healthcare. This course navigates through the nuances of testosterone, estrogen, and anti-androgen-based hormone therapies, addressing their physical, psychological, and social implications. This is a profound resource for those looking to equip themselves with comprehensive knowledge.

With this course, you will be able to:

1. Understand the Goals: Discuss the overarching goals of gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT), including the suppression of endogenous sex hormones, maintaining hormone levels for the affirmed gender, and creating changes in secondary sex characteristics.

2. Review Sex Hormones and Puberty: Provide a basic review of sex hormones and the process of puberty, and how GAHT interacts with these biological processes.

3. Update on Terminology: Go over updates in terminology related to gender-affirming care, such as the shift from HRT to GAHT and the move away from binary concepts of feminizing and masculinizing.

4. Process of Obtaining GAHT for Adults: Overview the process of obtaining GAHT, including the informed consent model and the mental health assessment model.

5. Considerations for Starting GAHT: Discuss factors to consider when starting GAHT, such as personal goals, risks vs. benefits, social environment, finances, and emotional readiness.

6. Addressing Medicalization and Hormones' Broad Effects: Explore issues with the medicalization of GAHT and the broad, individualized effects of hormones on the body.

7. Learn about Informed Consent: Understand the informed consent model and the criteria for hormone therapy according to the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care.

8. Recognize the Mental Health Impact: Examine the positive effects of access to gender-affirming medical care on mental health in adolescents and adults.

9. Identify Components of Informed Consent: Learn about the components of informed consent, including a thorough explanation of risks, benefits, and realistic expectations.

10. Understand Benefits, Risks, Complications and Monitoring Parameters of testosterone, estrogen and progestin-based and anti-androgen hormone regimens, as well as GnRH blockers, otherwise known as pubertal suppressants.