Finally, I will present some considerations on the meaning of psychological intervention in this field. [brill.com]

This article presents a case report of a transsexual individual, highlighting the psychosocial issues in the Indian context. [eric.ed.gov]

While not present in all individuals, when present the anterior commissure, was an average of 12%, larger in females than in males and the massa intermedia, was an average of 53% larger in females than in males. [hawaii.edu]

In order to achieve the legal change of sex after a sex-change operation and the change of name (two different procedures), Spanish transsexuals must present a request to a court. [socresonline.org.uk]

The present author would like to suggest an alternative, and personal, view of what it means to be transsexual: I am a woman who, probably due to some endocrine malfunction before birth, was born with male genitals. [looking-glass.greenend.org.uk]

Estrogen treatment should be continued after genital surgery at adequate doses to prevent clinical signs of hypogonadism and bone mass loss. 1 Cross-sex hormone treatment in FTM transsexuals In transsexual males, treatment is aimed at stopping menstruation [elsevier.es]

What treatment is there for transsexuals? The currently accepted and effective model of treatment involves hormonal therapy and surgical reconstruction, and may include counselling and other forms of psychotherapy. [theguardian.com]

Others will need more extensive treatment, such as a full transition to the opposite sex. The amount of treatment you have is completely up to you. [everestpharmacy.co.uk]

IN THE treatment of the transsexual the clinician faces unique problems. [jamanetwork.com]

The treatment of "gender dysphoria syndrom", i.e. hormonal treatment, sex-reassignment surgery and psychotherapic processes, aims towards réduction of psychic pain and social adjustment in the cross-gender role. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] associated with adequate psychological assessment and support provides excellent results, with a rate of success, defined as personal satisfaction after the process, higher than 90% and very low rates of regret of 0.5–3%. 10,11 Factors predicting for a poor prognosis [elsevier.es]

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As Reiner has said “The etiology of gender identity may be neither obvious nor easily conceptualized. Yet what is obvious is that the presence of androgen is critical. [hawaii.edu]

Etiology Gender identity (the sense of being a men or a woman) gradually evolves during childhood and youth. [elsevier.es]

The ICD is a health care classification system that serves as the most important diagnostic tool for epidemiology, healthcare management and clinical assessments. Simply put, it is a manual for healthcare professional across the world. [zeenews.india.com]

Epidemiology Widely different estimates of GID prevalence have been reported ( Table 1 ). 3 The most recent studies in Europe reported prevalence rates of 1:12,225 inhabitants in Scotland, 4 1:11,900 biological males and 1:30,400 biological females in [elsevier.es]

Some people with psychotic illnesses, such as schizophrenia and manic depression, may mistakenly believe they are transsexual, but a thorough psychological assessment should prevent misdiagnosis. [theguardian.com]

However, there is no evidence that socialisation in contradiction to the phenotype causes gender dysphoria, nor that socialisation which is consistent with the phenotype can prevent it. [gires.org.uk]

Other available anti-androgens include flutamide and finasteride, which prevent final testosterone action but do not decrease its levels. Their efficacy has not been shown. [elsevier.es]

[…] their anatomy A strong desire for the sex characteristics that match their gender identity Adolescents and adults must also have one or more of the following symptoms: A strong desire to be rid of their sex characteristics and, for young adolescents, to prevent [msdmanuals.com]

Figures suggest that as many as thirty percent of transsexuals are not diagnosed and treated soon enough to prevent them from taking their own lives. [looking-glass.greenend.org.uk]