Transgender Medicine Terminology List

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agendered

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individuals identifying as having no gender identity

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amenorrhea

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the absence of menstruation

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antiandrogens

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androgen-lowering medications

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BMI

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body mass index

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cisgender

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a term for those who feel that their sex and gender identity align with one another

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free tissue transfer

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transfer of tissue from one part of the body to another

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FTM

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transmen (female-to-male)

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GD

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gender dysphoria

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gender

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a complex term describing the legal and societal implications regarding male/female status

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gender fluid

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having different gender identities at different times

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gender identity

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describes how an individual chooses to express how one feels on the inside (behavior, appearance, etc.)

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gender reassignment

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an official (usually legal) change of gender

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gender-atypical or gender-nonconforming

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refers to physical features or behaviors that are not typical of individuals with the same assigned gender within a given society

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genderqueer
non-binary
gender variant
gender diverse

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refers to a spectrum of gender identities that are not exclusively male or female

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GID

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gender identity disorder

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GnRH

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gonadotropin-releasing hormone

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gynecomastia

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enlarged breast tissue in males

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mastodynia

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breast pain

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menarche

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the time of a female’s first menstrual bleed

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MTF

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transwomen (male-to-female)

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precocious puberty

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pubertal onset at an age below the average age of onset of puberty (approximately 8 years old in females and 9 years old in males

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primary sex charceteristics

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the changes in the sexual organs associated with puberty

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pubarche

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the first appearance of pubic hair, axillary hair, apocrine body odor, and/or acne

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replantation

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reattachment of severed tissue

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secondary sex characteristics

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the visible changes in height, body shape, facial and body hair, etc. associated with puberty

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sex (natal or birth-assigned)

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the label (male or female) assigned to a person at birth based on physical characteristics

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spermarche

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the time of a male’s first sperm production

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SSI

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surgical site infection

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transgender - abbreviated “trans”

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a term for those who feel that their sex and gender identity do not align with one another