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Psychosexual identity disorder

MedGen UID:
452105
Concept ID:
C0017250
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Gender Identity Disorder; Gender identity disorder
SNOMED CT: Gender identity disorder (87991007); Psychosexual identity disorder (191787001)

Definition

A disorder characterized by a strong and persistent cross-gender identification (such as stating a desire to be the other sex or frequently passing as the other sex) coupled with persistent discomfort with his or her sex (manifested in adults, for example, as a preoccupation with altering primary and secondary sex characteristics through hormonal manipulation or surgery). [from NCI]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPsychosexual identity disorder

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PubMed

Baetens L, Dhondt K
Int J Impot Res 2021 Mar;33(2):217-227. Epub 2020 May 4 doi: 10.1038/s41443-020-0291-z. PMID: 32366985
Sandberg DE, Gardner M, Cohen-Kettenis PT
Semin Reprod Med 2012 Oct;30(5):443-52. Epub 2012 Oct 8 doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1324729. PMID: 23044882Free PMC Article
Cohen-Kettenis PT
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010 Apr;24(2):325-34. doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2009.11.005. PMID: 20541155

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Etiology

Landén M, Wålinder J, Lundström B
Acta Psychiatr Scand 1996 Apr;93(4):221-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb10638.x. PMID: 8712018

Prognosis

Landén M, Wålinder J, Lundström B
Acta Psychiatr Scand 1996 Apr;93(4):221-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb10638.x. PMID: 8712018

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