Gender Dysphoria

Question 1

• Strong desire to be or the insistence that one is a gender other than the one assigned at birth
• Presence of clinically significant distress or impairment of functioningin important areas (social relationships, work, etc.)

Answer 1

Gender Dysphoria

Question 2

Pathophysiology:
- Biologic theories
- Genetics
- Prenatal exposure to sex hormone
- Maternal-fetal interactions
- Psychosocial theories
- Gender schema development
- Complex family environments
- Parental reaction to cross-gender behavior
- Lower parental socioeconomic status

Answer 2

Gender Dysphoria

Question 3

Clinical Findings:
- Cross-gender identification
- Anatomic dysphoria
- Desire to undergo treatment
- Hormones
- Surgical interventions

Answer 3

Gender dysphoria

Question 4

Psychotherapy treatment for Gender Dysphoria

Answer 4

• Support social gender transition
• Help patient work through confusion about identity and sexual orientation before making decision about gender transition

Question 5

Medical treatment for gender dysphoria

Answer 5

• Hormonal therapy
• Sex reassignment therapy