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Studies on children and adolescents with gender dysphoria have found a high prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) traits or a confirmed diagnosis of ASD. [89] [90] Adults with gender dysphoria attending specialist gender clinics have also been shown to have high rates of ASD traits or an autism diagnosis as well. [90]
A history of sexual assault is related to increased rates of depression. For example, studies of survivors of childhood sexual assault found that the rates of childhood sexual assault ranged from 7-19% for women and 3-7% for men. This gender discrepancy in childhood sexual assault contributes to 35% of the gender difference in adult depression ...
In 2021, Emily received a diagnosis of gender dysphoria – the distress or unease felt by a person when there is a mismatch between their gender identity and the sex they were assigned at birth.
On the other hand, those who report their perceived physical appearance are consistent with their internal gender identity are less likely to be diagnosed with depression. [9] 31% of LGBT older adults report depressive symptoms. LGBT older adults experience LGBT stigma and ageism that increase their likeliness to experience depression. [7]
However, the difference between "gender dysphoria" and "gender incongruence" is not always clear in the medical literature. [12] Some studies posit that treating gender variance as a medical condition has negative effects on the health of transgender people and claim that assumptions of coexisting psychiatric symptoms should be avoided.
(The Center Square) – The question before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday was whether a Tennessee law banning gender dysphoria treatment for minors is unconstitutional. Twenty-three other ...
A young mother who transitioned from female to male as a troubled teenager before detransitioning shared the regret and permanent health problems she now faces as a result. "I feel like I was an ...
Sex therapy is a therapeutic strategy for the improvement of sexual function and treatment of sexual dysfunction.This includes dysfunctions such as premature ejaculation and delayed ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, lack of sexual interest or arousal, and painful sex (vaginismus and dyspareunia); as well as problems imposed by atypical sexual interests (paraphilias), gender dysphoria (and ...