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Annotated Bibliography
1) Davis, S. A., & Colton Meier, S. (2014). Effects of Testosterone Treatment and Chest Reconstruction Surgery on Mental Health and Sexuality in Female-To-Male Transgender People. International Journal Of Sexual Health, 26(2), 113-128. doi:10.1080/19317611.2013.833152 http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=1&sid=d4a9934b-96d8-4653-9d92-fae11ffa8ec9%40sessionmgr4003&hid=4214&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=95755498&db=sih

This scientific journal examines the effects of testosterone treatment, but with and without chest reconstruction surgery, on mental health in female-to-male transgender people. The results of the study indicate that testosterone treatment in FTMs is associated with a positive effect on mental health, while chest reconstruction surgery appears to be more important for the alleviation of body dissatisfaction. This article is relevant to my Wikipedia article because chest binding is often the first step taken by individuals considering top surgery. Like top surgery, chest binding helps people in transition to feel more comfortable in their bodies and has a positive effect on their mental health. This journal is credible for it is a published scientific journal with facts based on a un biased research.

2) Styker, S. (2015). Transgender. GLBTQ Social Sciences, 1-3 http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=2c1c448a-7a6f-4b1f-961d-7cc30be77af7%40sessionmgr120&vid=15&hid=107

This article addresses issues regarding the identity of transgender people and the need to address issues of transgender liberation through social changes, and efforts of gay and lesbian organizations to create a more cohesive LGBTQ community. This article is relative to my Wikipedia article because I found that the text on chest binding lacked sufficient information about transgender persons and the kind of discomfort they face in the dissatisfaction of their own bodies. I think the Wikipedia article could use some more background information on transgender identity and how that ties into the desire to breast bind. This article is credible for it is a published piece that supports its claims with scientific evidence and fact.

3) Dutton, L., Koenig, K. and Fennie, K. (2008), Gynecologic Care of the Female-to-Male Transgender Man. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 53: 331–337. doi: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2008.02.00 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1016/j.jmwh.2008.02.003/full

This health journal focuses on the need for more accessible transgender men health care and for more research to be done to help identify the bigger issues surrounding the community’s health needs. Four major themes were identified as a result of the study conducted within this journal: 1) receiving gynecologic care was perceived to be important; 2) breasts caused the most gender identity conflict; 3) transgender men struggle with revealing their gender identity to health care providers; and 4) the male/female boxes on health intake forms, as well as pronoun usage by medical staff, were barriers to receiving health care. This article is relevant to my Wikipedia article because it touches on the complication faced by those who bind their breast, such as scaring and lung constriction, while not undermining the importance of achieving a more masculine appearance. This journal is credible because it pulls from scientific research and only makes fact-based claims.