What are the WPATH Standards of Care?

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The WPATH Standards of Care are a set of consensus standards for psychiatric and medical care for transgender persons. These are the most widely followed standards of care used by professionals that provide services to transgender people. These are guidelines only and have become viewed and followed more flexibly over the years, depending on the actual circumstances of the individual.To find out more about the standards, go here.The guidelines were first published in 1979 by the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association and have been revised a number of times over the years.  The latest version of the Standards of Care was released in October, 2011. The organization that publishes and maintains these standards is called The World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Inc. (WPATH).