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Sexual and Gender Disorders

MedGen UID:
105655
•Concept ID:
C0525047
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction

Definition

Mental disorders related to sexual dysfunction, paraphilias, and gender identity disorders. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSexual and Gender Disorders

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Qualitative inquiry into barriers and facilitators to transforming primary care for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in US federally qualified health centres.
Gagnon KW, Bifulco L, Robinson S, Furness B, Lentine D, Anderson D
BMJ Open 2022 Feb 17;12(2):e055884. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055884. PMID: 35177460Free PMC Article
Transgender people's reasons for primary care visits: a cross-sectional study in France.
Garnier M, Ollivier S, Flori M, Maynié-François C
BMJ Open 2021 Jun 24;11(6):e036895. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-036895. PMID: 34168020Free PMC Article
International clinical practice guidelines for gender minority/trans people: systematic review and quality assessment.
Dahlen S, Connolly D, Arif I, Junejo MH, Bewley S, Meads C
BMJ Open 2021 Apr 29;11(4):e048943. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048943. PMID: 33926984Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Longitudinal Outcomes of Gender Identity in Children (LOGIC): study protocol for a retrospective analysis of the characteristics and outcomes of children referred to specialist gender services in the UK and the Netherlands.
Kennedy E, Lane C, Stynes H, Ranieri V, Spinner L, Carmichael P, Omar R, Vickerstaff V, Hunter R, Senior R, Butler G, Baron-Cohen S, de Graaf N, Steensma TD, de Vries A, Young B, King M
BMJ Open 2021 Nov 10;11(11):e054895. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054895. PMID: 34758999Free PMC Article
Measurement and prevalence of sexual harassment in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ranganathan M, Wamoyi J, Pearson I, Stöckl H
BMJ Open 2021 Jun 24;11(6):e047473. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047473. PMID: 34168030Free PMC Article
Chromosome Abnormalities Related to Reproductive and Sexual Development Disorders: A 5-Year Retrospective Study.
Benchikh S, Bousfiha A, Razoki L, Aboulfaraj J, Zarouf L, Elbakay C, Rifai LL, El Hamouchi A, Nassereddine S
Biomed Res Int 2021;2021:8893467. Epub 2021 May 5 doi: 10.1155/2021/8893467. PMID: 34036105Free PMC Article
Queer diagnoses: parallels and contrasts in the history of homosexuality, gender variance, and the diagnostic and statistical manual.
Drescher J
Arch Sex Behav 2010 Apr;39(2):427-60. doi: 10.1007/s10508-009-9531-5. PMID: 19838785
Managements for people with disorders of sexual preference and for convicted sexual offenders.
White P, Bradley C, Ferriter M, Hatzipetrou L
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;(2):CD000251. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000251. PMID: 10796706

Diagnosis

Sexual preferences and associated disorders: toward an extended model for description.
Zielona-Jenek M
Psychiatr Pol 2018 Dec 29;52(6):1063-1073. doi: 10.12740/PP/82193. PMID: 30659567
Clitoromegaly: beyond testosterone.
Thakur DS, Yerawar CG, Phiske M, Bhagwat NM
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Jun 14;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225350. PMID: 29903778Free PMC Article
Between DSM and ICD: Paraphilias and the Transformation of Sexual Norms.
Giami A
Arch Sex Behav 2015 Jul;44(5):1127-38. doi: 10.1007/s10508-015-0549-6. PMID: 25933671
Breast cancer: reviewing the past to give direction for the future.
Cope DG
Oncol Nurs Forum 2013 Sep;40(5):425-8. doi: 10.1188/13.ONF.425-428. PMID: 23989014
Female sexual dysfunction.
Walton B, Thorton T
Curr Womens Health Rep 2003 Aug;3(4):319-26. PMID: 12844457

Therapy

Measurement and prevalence of sexual harassment in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ranganathan M, Wamoyi J, Pearson I, Stöckl H
BMJ Open 2021 Jun 24;11(6):e047473. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047473. PMID: 34168030Free PMC Article
Hormonal therapy and sex reassignment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of quality of life and psychosocial outcomes.
Murad MH, Elamin MB, Garcia MZ, Mullan RJ, Murad A, Erwin PJ, Montori VM
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2010 Feb;72(2):214-31. Epub 2009 May 16 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2009.03625.x. PMID: 19473181
Dehydroepiandrosterone replacement therapy.
Arlt W
Semin Reprod Med 2004 Nov;22(4):379-88. doi: 10.1055/s-2004-861554. PMID: 15635505
Female sexual dysfunction.
Walton B, Thorton T
Curr Womens Health Rep 2003 Aug;3(4):319-26. PMID: 12844457
Managements for people with disorders of sexual preference and for convicted sexual offenders.
White P, Bradley C, Ferriter M, Hatzipetrou L
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;(2):CD000251. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000251. PMID: 10796706

Prognosis

Development of a computable phenotype to identify a transgender sample for health research purposes: a feasibility study in a large linked provincial healthcare administrative cohort in British Columbia, Canada.
Rich AJ, Poteat T, Koehoorn M, Li J, Ye M, Sereda P, Salway T, Hogg R
BMJ Open 2021 Mar 25;11(3):e040928. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040928. PMID: 33766836Free PMC Article
Between DSM and ICD: Paraphilias and the Transformation of Sexual Norms.
Giami A
Arch Sex Behav 2015 Jul;44(5):1127-38. doi: 10.1007/s10508-015-0549-6. PMID: 25933671
Children and adolescents with gender identity disorder referred to a pediatric medical center.
Spack NP, Edwards-Leeper L, Feldman HA, Leibowitz S, Mandel F, Diamond DA, Vance SR
Pediatrics 2012 Mar;129(3):418-25. Epub 2012 Feb 20 doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-0907. PMID: 22351896
Sexual orientation versus age of onset as bases for typologies (subtypes) for gender identity disorder in adolescents and adults.
Lawrence AA
Arch Sex Behav 2010 Apr;39(2):514-45. Epub 2010 Feb 6 doi: 10.1007/s10508-009-9594-3. PMID: 20140487
Hormonal therapy and sex reassignment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of quality of life and psychosocial outcomes.
Murad MH, Elamin MB, Garcia MZ, Mullan RJ, Murad A, Erwin PJ, Montori VM
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2010 Feb;72(2):214-31. Epub 2009 May 16 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2009.03625.x. PMID: 19473181

Clinical prediction guides

Longitudinal Outcomes of Gender Identity in Children (LOGIC): study protocol for a retrospective analysis of the characteristics and outcomes of children referred to specialist gender services in the UK and the Netherlands.
Kennedy E, Lane C, Stynes H, Ranieri V, Spinner L, Carmichael P, Omar R, Vickerstaff V, Hunter R, Senior R, Butler G, Baron-Cohen S, de Graaf N, Steensma TD, de Vries A, Young B, King M
BMJ Open 2021 Nov 10;11(11):e054895. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054895. PMID: 34758999Free PMC Article
International clinical practice guidelines for gender minority/trans people: systematic review and quality assessment.
Dahlen S, Connolly D, Arif I, Junejo MH, Bewley S, Meads C
BMJ Open 2021 Apr 29;11(4):e048943. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048943. PMID: 33926984Free PMC Article
Between DSM and ICD: Paraphilias and the Transformation of Sexual Norms.
Giami A
Arch Sex Behav 2015 Jul;44(5):1127-38. doi: 10.1007/s10508-015-0549-6. PMID: 25933671
Sexual orientation versus age of onset as bases for typologies (subtypes) for gender identity disorder in adolescents and adults.
Lawrence AA
Arch Sex Behav 2010 Apr;39(2):514-45. Epub 2010 Feb 6 doi: 10.1007/s10508-009-9594-3. PMID: 20140487
Dehydroepiandrosterone replacement therapy.
Arlt W
Semin Reprod Med 2004 Nov;22(4):379-88. doi: 10.1055/s-2004-861554. PMID: 15635505

Recent systematic reviews

Measurement and prevalence of sexual harassment in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ranganathan M, Wamoyi J, Pearson I, Stöckl H
BMJ Open 2021 Jun 24;11(6):e047473. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047473. PMID: 34168030Free PMC Article
International clinical practice guidelines for gender minority/trans people: systematic review and quality assessment.
Dahlen S, Connolly D, Arif I, Junejo MH, Bewley S, Meads C
BMJ Open 2021 Apr 29;11(4):e048943. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048943. PMID: 33926984Free PMC Article
WITHDRAWN: Managements for people with disorders of sexual preference and for convicted sexual offenders.
White P, Bradley C, Ferriter M, Hatzipetrou L
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Sep 12;2012(9):CD000251. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000251.pub2. PMID: 22972042Free PMC Article
Hormonal therapy and sex reassignment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of quality of life and psychosocial outcomes.
Murad MH, Elamin MB, Garcia MZ, Mullan RJ, Murad A, Erwin PJ, Montori VM
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2010 Feb;72(2):214-31. Epub 2009 May 16 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2009.03625.x. PMID: 19473181
Managements for people with disorders of sexual preference and for convicted sexual offenders.
White P, Bradley C, Ferriter M, Hatzipetrou L
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;(2):CD000251. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000251. PMID: 10796706

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