aDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands bCentre of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, ...

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Larissa Banitt is a registered nurse who combines her English and Nursing degrees in writing health content. She has worked on the floor on a medical-surgical unit and currently works providing care ...

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