Informed Consent
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Informed Consent is a clinical protocol where the patient (client, subject) is informed of the risks and benefits of a medication or treatment and then is allowed to consent to (or decline) the prescription or procedure.
Within the TG community, informed consent has recently been used in the context of obtaining and using medications for Hormone Replacement Therapy. This protocol has been replacing the traditional protocol which requires considerable formality to obtain the coveted "Letters" to begin treatment.
