Transgenderism
Conditions
Brief summary
The number of people consulting for a request related to trans identity is increasing sharply. The study monocentric qualitative study of discursive material aims to describe the diversity of practices and discourses mobilized by the people concerned and their relatives in the wake of work already carried out in the human sciences. Conducting non-directive interviews (life stories) with transgender patients consulting the Reproductive Medicine Department and their volunteer relatives.The ceiling is 20 interviews and 80 hours of observation.
Detailed description
The number of people consulting for a request related to trans identity is increasing sharply. The study aims to describe the diversity of practices and discourses mobilized by the people concerned and their relatives in the wake of work already carried out in the human sciences. The care pathway is a central determinant of transgender experiences and differentiated care pathways indicate differentiated relationships to medicalisation and gender, which translate into practices. For the moment, transgender people who do not wish to preserve their fertility or who are not hormonally treated are over-represented in the sample. It is extremely important to gain access to the population that turns to the Reproductive Medicine Service. The consultation is a place where knowledge (medical, activist, etc.) circulates and meets, which can then be re-appropriated or negotiated by transgender people. While interviews alone are not enough to describe this re-appropriation and negotiation, it is possible to do so through observations of consultations. Conducting non-directive interviews (life stories) with transgender patients consulting the Reproductive Medicine Department and their volunteer relatives. The ceiling is 20 interviews and 80 hours of observation. Patients are given a 'flyer' at the time of their consultation on which the interviewer's contact details are given. They are free to contact the interviewer to find out when and where an interview might take place (outside hospital). The ceiling is 20 interviews and 80 hours of observation. Discussions during the interview are recorded using a voice recording device, then transcribed in full in Word and anonymised. Discussions during consultations were recorded using notes, then formatted in Word and anonymised.
Interventions
OTHERcollection of biographical and sociological data
collection of biographical and sociological data. Conducting non-directive interviews (life stories) with transgender patients consulting the Reproductive Medicine Department and their volunteer relatives. Patients are given a 'flyer' at the time of their consultation on which the interviewer's contact details are given. They are free to contact the interviewer to find out when and where an interview might take place (outside hospital).
Sponsors
Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
OTHER
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* transgender
Exclusion criteria
* Refusal by the patient. * Refusal by the patient's legal guardian. * Person under guardianship
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnographic observations of consultations to study relation to care pathway for transgender people | 1 year | Conducting non-directive interviews (life stories) with transgender patients consulting the Reproductive Medicine Department and their volunteer relatives. Patients are given a flyer at the time of their consultation on which the interviewer's contact details are given. They are free to contact the interviewer to find out when and where an interview might take place (outside hospital). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnographic observations of transgender consultations in the Reproductive Medicine Department | 1 year | Ethnographic observations of consultations in the Reproductive Medicine Department. The investigator is present during consultations with transgender patients and takes notes of what he observes and hears. He ensures that those present give their informed consent at the start of the appointment. |
Outcome results
None listed