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Center Of Expertise On Gender Dysphoria
The Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria (CEGD), or the Kennis- en Zorgcentrum Genderdysforie (KZcG), is a transgender clinic at the VU University Medical Center (VUMC) of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It opened in 1972 and is one of the largest transgender clinics and research institutes in the world. As of 2021, it has treated about 10,000 transgender people since it opened almost 50 years previously. The clinic was first headed by Louis Gooren. See also * European Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence The European Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence (ENIGI) is a collaborative multicenter prospective cohort study on gender incongruence which started in 2010 and is being conducted by several transgender clinics in Europe. The cl ... (ENIGI) References {{Reflist External links Center of Expertise on Gender Dypshoria - VUMC Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Transgender and medicine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transgender Clinic
A gender identity clinic is a type of specialist clinic providing services relating to transgender health care. List of clinics and hospitals Asia Hong Kong * Gender Identity Clinic at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Shatin, New Territories Europe Belgium *Center for Sexology and Gender Problems at Ghent University Hospital in Ghent. Netherlands *Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria at the University Medical Center of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in Amsterdam. United Kingdom =England= * NHS Gender Identity Development Service of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in London. =Northern Ireland= *Regional Gender Identity Service, Brackenburn Clinic, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust in Belfast *Knowing Our Identity, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust in Belfast =Scotland= *Chalmers Gender Identity Clinic, NHS Lothian at Chalmers Hospital in Edinburgh. *Sandyford Gender Identity Clinic, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in Glasgow. *Grampian Gender Id ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VU University Medical Center
VU University Medical Center Amsterdam ( nl, VU Medisch Centrum or VUmc) is the university hospital affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. It is rated one of the best academic medical centers in the country in terms of patient care and research. It is located next to Amsterdam's A10 ringway in the southwestern part of the city, next to the campus of the Vrije Universiteit and close to Schiphol airport. On 30 October 2015, researchers at the VUmc Cancer Center Amsterdam reported developing a blood test that, from a single drop of blood, can diagnose cancer with a probability of 97%, and about 6-8% probability of a false diagnosis, in healthy patients. In October 2015 the VUmc got the first ''MRIdian'' system in Europe, currently the most advanced radiation therapy system to treat tumors, because the system has a built-in MRI scanner to aim the radiation optimally. History VU University Medical Center Amsterdam was opened in 1964 as the Academic Hospital of the Vrije U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (abbreviated as ''VU Amsterdam'' or simply ''VU'' when in context) is a public research university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, being founded in 1880. The VU Amsterdam is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The literal translation of the Dutch name ''Vrije Universiteit'' is "Free University". "Free" refers to independence of the university from both the State and the Dutch Reformed Church. Both within and outside the university, the institution is commonly referred to as "the VU". Although founded as a private institution, the VU has received government funding on a parity basis with public universities since 1970. The university is located on a compact urban campus in the southern Buitenveldert neighbourhood of Amsterdam and adjacent to the modern Zuidas business district. The University consistently ranks among the top 150 universities in the world by prominent in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban area and 2,480,394 in the metropolitan area. Located in the Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the " Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River that was dammed to control flooding; the city's name derives from the Amstel dam. Originally a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam is the leading center for finance and trade, as well as a hub of production of secular art. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the city expanded and many new neighborhoods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Gooren
Louis J. G. Gooren (14 December 1943 – 17 September 2023) was a Dutch endocrinologist known for his work with transsexual and transgender people. He treated over 2,200 transsexual people and was one of the first physicians to treat transgender youth. Life and career Louis J. G. Gooren was born in Wanssum on 14 December 1943. He earned his medical degree from the Catholic University of Nijmegen in 1970, then specialized in internal medicine and endocrinology at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. He founded the gender clinic (now known as the Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria) there in 1975, and he graduated in 1976. Gooren then studied with John Money at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He earned his board certification in internal medicine and endocrinology in 1977 and completed his Ph.D. on testicular hormones in 1981.Swan, Norman (4 September 2000)Gender Dysphoria. ABC Radio In 1988 he became Professor of Endocrinology and held the special position Professor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Network For The Investigation Of Gender Incongruence
The European Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence (ENIGI) is a collaborative multicenter prospective cohort study on gender incongruence which started in 2010 and is being conducted by several transgender clinics in Europe. The clinics that have been involved in the initiative include the Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria (CEGD) at the VU University Medical Center (VUMC) in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the Center for Sexology and Gender at Ghent University Hospital in Ghent, Belgium, the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf in Hamburg, Germany, the Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet in Oslo, Norway, and the University Hospital of the University of Florence in Florence, Italy Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an .... The clinics in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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