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Dysphoria (from Ancient Greek δύσφορος (dúsphoros) 'grievous'; from δυσ-(dus-) 'bad, difficult' and φέρω (phérō) 'to bear') is a profound state of unease or dissatisfaction. It is the semantic opposite of euphoria. In a psychiatric context, dysphoria may accompany depression, anxiety, or agitation. [1]
The DSM-5 gives a gender dysphoria prevalence of 0.005% to 0.014% of people assigned male at birth (5-14 per 100k) and 0.002% to 0.003% of people assigned female at birth (2-3 per 100k). [92] The DSM-5 states that these numbers are likely underestimates, being based on the number of referrals to specialty clinics. [ 92 ]
The extremely rare mental health condition — also known as body integrity dysphoria — describes a disconnect between a person's mental image of themselves and their physical self that ...
Mela Habijan, the 2020 winner of the Miss Trans Global contest. Transgender women (often shortened to trans women) are women who were assigned male at birth.Trans women have a female gender identity and may experience gender dysphoria (distress brought upon by the discrepancy between a person's gender identity and their sex assigned at birth). [1]
Gender dysphoria is the “psychological distress that results from an incongruence between one's sex assigned at birth and one's gender identity." Its impacts are wide-reaching.
A proposed bill could limit health care options for Ohio's transgender youth. Here's what the terminology in the bill actually means.
Some drag performers, transvestites, and people in the gay community have embraced the pornographically derived term tranny for drag queens or people who engage in transvestism or cross-dressing; this term is widely considered an offensive slur if applied to transgender people.
Transmedicalism is the idea that being transgender is primarily a medical issue related to the incongruence between an individual's assigned sex at birth and their gender identity, characterized by gender dysphoria. [1] [2] [3] There are divides and debates within the transmedicalist community on the exact definition of who is or is not ...