Transgender research papers
The Transgender research papers library is curated by Umbra- a freelance research librarian, who has a ko-fi people can donate to if you wish to support and continue the existence of this resource - please give what you can!
It is a collection of up to date research papers on subjects which you may find useful for doing your own studies. In addition, there is also some helpful instructions on several ways to gain access to any papers you may need.
If you have any questions about our library you should contact Umbra. You can find her most up-to-date collection of papers on a google doc as this page is managed in periodic batches.
The library currently contains 624 papers!
Getting access
Journal articles are frequently paywalled, requiring an obscene ~$40 per article to see anything besides their abstracts. Here's some ways around:
- If you're a student, your university should have journal access for all IPs on its network. If you make friends with a student, you could ask to borrow their login.
- Even if you're not a student, you can often get a library card at a university library. University library computers will have journal access, so if the library is open to the public you can surf there and save articles to a USB stick.
- Sci-Hub is a proxy that circumvents paywalls for journal access. You can tack ".sci-hub.se" on the end of the domain name for a URL you want to access. For instance, if you wanted to go to "http://nature.com/some/article.html", change it to "http://nature.com.sci-hub.tw/some/article.html". Note that sci-hub is frequently under attack and the legality of using it varies by region.
- Due to the volatile nature of which domains are working for sci-hub currently, if any links are broken simply replace the domain of the link with a working one. .se works as of 18/01/2021.
- The Sci-Hub Links extension for Chrome and Firefox can be used to automatically translate DOI to sci-hub links.
- Library Genesis has a repository of scientific papers. Unlike Sci-Hub, it does not let you access papers that don't already exist in the LibGen repository. However, it is a useful backup if Sci-Hub is down, as Sci-Hub stores a copy of every paper it downloads to LibGen.
- The r/scholar subreddit lets you post requests for articles. Volunteers will find and upload articles for you, bypassing the paywall.
- Arxiv hosts free pre-publication articles, but very few in the biology realm.
Finding more papers
- Google Scholar indexes articles, shows citations and "cited bys", impact factor etc.
- Pubmed offers more granular search options.
Masculinization
Hormone replacement therapy
Genital reconstruction surgery
- (June 2021) Total phallic construction techniques in transgender men: an updated narrative review. *
Sexual/Reproductive health
- (November 2017) Induction and Maintenance of Amenorrhea in Transmasculine and Nonbinary Adolescents.
Vocal therapy/surgery
Risk assessment
Top surgery and binding
- (December 2018) Chest Binding and Care Seeking Among Transmasculine Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.
- (June 2018) Routine histopathological examination after female-to-male gender-confirming mastectomy.
Feminization
Hormone replacement therapy
Gender affirming surgery
Sexual/Reproductive health
Vocal therapy / surgery
Risk assessment
Facial feminization surgery
General
Non-binary / genderqueer
Demographic studies / population analysis
- (June 2019) Demographic and temporal trends in transgender identities and gender confirming surgery.
Mental health
Gender confirming surgery
Dermatology
Bone health
- (November 2020) Digit ratio (2D:4D) and transgender identity: new original data and a meta-analysis.
Reproductive health
Hormone replacement therapy
Risk assessment
Evaluation and assessment
- (June 2018) Evaluation and Treatment of Gender Dysphoria to Prepare for Gender Confirmation Surgery.
Body contouring
Facial modification
Interpersonal relationships & sexuality
- [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10252506/ (May 2023) Exploring Care Needs of Partners of Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals in Co-Transition: A Qualitative Interview Study
Drugs
Spironolactone
Cyproterone
Progesterone
Leuprolide
Bicalutamide
- (February 2015) Binding of a Cyano- and Fluoro-containing Drug Bicalutamide to Cytochrome P450 46A1.
Enzalutamide
Tamoxifen
Afimoxifene
Toremifene
Endoxifen
Fulvestrant-3-boronic acid
Raloxifene
Finasteride
Biological mechanisms
Genetics
Counseling
DMRT1/SOX9 + FOXL2/WNT-4/β-catenin
Androgen receptors
Estrogen receptors
Aromatase
Standards of care & practice guidelines
Professional resources & patient care
- (October 2021) Dermatologic Care of Hair in Transgender Patients: A Systematic Review of Literature.
Neuroscience
History
Insurance
Methods
- (June 2012) Self-Assembly of Stable Monomolecular Nucleic Acid Lipid Particles with a Size of 30 nm.