Endocrine Insider
January 23, 2009

Last week, The Endocrine Society's Council approved the Society's 11^th guideline, Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Persons. The guideline was developed by a task force of content experts chaired by Wylie Hembree, M.D., with assistance from a medical writer and a methodologist. Co-sponsored by the European Society of Endocrinology, European Society of Pediatric Endocrinology, Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society, and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, the guideline addresses treatment of adolescents, hormonal therapy for transsexual adults, long-term care, and sex re-assignment surgery. 

The Society's 10^th guideline, Evaluation and Management of Adult Hypoglycemic Disorders, developed by a task force chaired by Philip E. Cryer, M.D., was approved by Council in October 2008 and will be published in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 

All published Society clinical practice guidelines are available at http://www.endo-society.org/guidelines/Current-Clinical-Practice-Guidelines.cfm. The guideline on hypoglycemic disorders will be available in mid-April.

The Society has nine other guidelines nearing completion and coming soon. Please contact the Society's Government & Public Affairs department at govt-prof@endo-society.org for more information.