What is an orchiectomy? An orchiectomy involves the removal of bilateral testicles under general anesthesia for Transgender women. This surgery is a permanent method of eliminating testosterone production. This quickly provides relief from having testosterone dominate a transwoman’s system, and … [Read more...]
Peach State Transgender Conference, Nov. 2016
Dr. MacPhee is pleased to be speaking at the Transgender Health & Education Alliance Peach State Conference in early November of 2016. There will be separate information sessions for Masculinizing chest surgery and a second session for Feminizing surgeries for the body, face, and genitalia. Dr. … [Read more...]
Compassionate Care for Transgender Patients
Dr. MacPhee is presenting at the Tarheel East Association of OR Nurses tomorrow, 4/23/16, at the UNC Friday Center. She will be discussing Transgender as an Umbrella term for non-confirming gender identities, challenges in Transgender community daily life, communicating respectfully with … [Read more...]
Repeal LGBTQI Discriminatory Bill
Sent today: Dear Senator McKissick, Representative Hall, and Governor McCrory: I am writing to express my great disappointment and concern for NC House Bill 2 that passed yesterday. This bill does not agree with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the precedence set by other … [Read more...]
Care for Transgender Patients at Nursing Conference
Dr. MacPhee is excited to be presenting to the TAPAN Triangle Area Peri-Anesthesia Nursing Conference on Saturday, February 6th, 2016 at Duke Regional Conference Center. She will discuss optimal treatment of transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming patients around the time of their … [Read more...]
