Transgender Health Care in Europe: Serbia

Multidisciplinary clinical practice in transgender filed in Serbia evolved in 1985 at Belgrade Medical Faculty. From the very beginning it involved psychiatrist, endocrinologist and surgeons. This pioneer’s work started in... [ view full abstract ]

Multidisciplinary clinical practice in transgender filed in Serbia evolved in 1985 at Belgrade Medical Faculty. From the very beginning it involved psychiatrist, endocrinologist and surgeons. This pioneer’s work started in Belgrade, at that time the capital of former Yugoslavia. By the time Belgrade continued to be the main and the only one multidisciplinary center in the field within the Balkan region.

The aim of this paper is to present comprehensive transgender clinical care according to the WPATH guidelines of Standards of Care provided by the Belgrade Gender Team. [ view full abstract ]

The aim of this paper is to present comprehensive transgender clinical care according to the WPATH guidelines of Standards of Care provided by the Belgrade Gender Team.

Comprehensive transgender health care and sex-reassignment surgery (SRS) for medical reasons is covered by health care system in Serbia from 2012. Serbian Ministry of Health has authorised two psychiatric clinics for... [ view full abstract ]

Comprehensive transgender health care and sex-reassignment surgery (SRS) for medical reasons is covered by health care system in Serbia from 2012. Serbian Ministry of Health has authorised two psychiatric clinics for psychiatric assessment of gender incongruent/gender dysphoric persons and issuing of the recommendation letters for further treatment.

Number of transgender persons in Serbia that have approached to Belgrade Gender Team have increased in previous years. Each year it increases 50%, while sex ratio also have changed from equal ratio in the mid of 1980-ies to... [ view full abstract ]

Number of transgender persons in Serbia that have approached to Belgrade Gender Team have increased in previous years. Each year it increases 50%, while sex ratio also have changed from equal ratio in the mid of 1980-ies to 1,5:1 in favour to FtM which is quite opposite to the data from other countries. Almost all patients in our clinical practise are transsexuals while gender queer and non-binary persons are extremely rare as if they are non-existent.

Beside clinical care of transgender persons /Belgrade Gender Team has close collaboration with Serbian Center for Promotion of LGBT Human Rights (Gayten-LGBT, Egal). Collaboration with European colleagues as external partners... [ view full abstract ]

Beside clinical care of transgender persons /Belgrade Gender Team has close collaboration with Serbian Center for Promotion of LGBT Human Rights (Gayten-LGBT, Egal). Collaboration with European colleagues as external partners within the ENIGI study have resulted in administration of standardised protocols for the assessment of gender dysphoric persons.

One of the main future efforts of our Team will be focus on establishment and incorporation of healthcare for gender incongruent children. [ view full abstract ]

One of the main future efforts of our Team will be focus on establishment and incorporation of healthcare for gender incongruent children.