The Plasticity of Sex: The Molecular Biology and Clinical Features of Genomic Sex, Gender Identity and Sexual Behavior

The Plasticity of Sex: The Molecular Biology and Clinical Features of Genomic Sex, Gender Identity and Sexual Behavior provides a comprehensive view on the development of human sexuality. As there has been a crescendo of interest over the past several decades about the nature and diversity of human sexuality, this reference brings the evidence-based research into one place. The emergence of issues surrounding gender identity, genital ambivalence and the transition from one sex to another is striking, with the public and treating physicians alike clamoring for an evidence-based, comprehensive treatment of human sexuality and all its variations. This is a must-have reference for biomedical researchers in endocrinology, neuroscience, development biology, medical students, residents, and practicing physicians from all medical areas. Discusses the role of biology in gender identity from research in genetics, endocrinology and neuroscienceAddresses important health disparities and how to address them when treating the transgender patientReviews evidence-based information on the biological basis and impact of environmental and hormonal factors at different life stages Outlines schema for treating variations in the sexuality and sexual function of the individual patient INDICE: 1. Human sexual development from conception to old age2. Discordant sexual identity, gender reassignment3. Homosexuality: evidence for a biological basis4. Impact of the environment on human sexual preference and sexual activity5. Role of hormones in the development of sexuality over the course of the lifetime6. Brain sex: the dual sex specific nature of brain anatomy and biology shaped in the early post fertilization phase of development7. Transgendered patient: medical and surgical options8. Care of the transgendered patient

• ISBN: 978-0-12-815968-2
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 500
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés