How Early in Life do Transgender Adults Begin to Experience Gender Dysphoria? Why This Matters for Patients, Providers, and for Our Healthcare System

How Early in Life do Transgender Adults Begin to Experience Gender Dysphoria? Why This Matters for Patients, Providers, and for Our Healthcare System

ABSTRACT: Introduction: The age at which transgender women (TW) and men (TM) first experience gender dysphoria (GD) has not been reported in a U.S. population of adults seeking genital gender-affirming surgery (gGAS). Because gender is an innate part of identity, we hypothesized that untreated GD w...

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Main Authors: Michael Zaliznyak, BA, Nance Yuan, MD, Catherine Bresee, MS, Andrew Freedman, MD, Maurice M. Garcia, MD, MAS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2021-12-01
Series:Sexual Medicine
Subjects:
Transgender
Gender Dysphoria
Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy (GAHT)
Gender Affirming Surgery (GAS)
Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2050116121001288

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