The nurse is caring for a patient who has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria. The patient desires sexual reassignment surgery. What does the nurse recognize as the first phase of this type of treatment?
1. Hormonal therapy
2. Diagnostic testing
3. Nutritional therapy
4. Therapeutic testing
Answer: 2
Explanation: The first phase of gender reassignment surgery is the diagnostic testing phase. As a first step, many clinics require that the individual be recommended as a candidate for surgery by at least two mental health providers who are trained and experienced in transgender issues. Hormonal therapy is the second phase of the gender reassignment surgical process. Nutritional therapy and therapeutic testing are not separate phases of the gender reassignment surgical process.
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