There is strong evidence of sex differences in mental rotation tasks. Transsexualism is an extreme gender identity disorder in which individuals seek cross-gender treatment to change their sex. The aim of our study was to investigate if male-to-female (MF) and female-to-male (FM) transsexuals receiving cross-sex hormonal treatment have different patterns of cortical activation during a three-di...

In the aftermath of studies on masculinity, it is impossible to consider the production of gender identities without linking them to the relationship aspect. This change was due to the incorporation of the relationship perspective in this field of study and criticism of the concept of gender founded upon an alleged concept of femininity and masculinity to create interpretations of the place of ...

Breast cancer is rare in male patients. Certain predisposing factors, be they genetic (e.g., BRCA2 gene mutations) or hormonal (imbalance between estrogen and androgen levels), have been implicated in male breast cancer pathophysiology. Male-to-female (MtF) transsexualism is a condition that generally involves cross-sex hormone therapy. Anti-androgens and estrogens are used to mimic the female ...

Gender dysphoria (also known as "transsexualism") is characterized as a discrepancy between anatomical sex and gender identity. Research points towards neurobiological influences. Due to the sexually dimorphic characteristics of the human voice, voice gender perception provides a biologically relevant function, e.g. in the context of mating selection. There is evidence for a better recognition ...

BACKGROUND Globally, one of the key groups considered to be at high risk of acquiring HIV are transgender women, often a marginalised group. In the Malaysian context there has been a scarcity of published research relating to transgender women, a sensitive issue in a Muslim majority country, where Islam plays an influential role in society. Furthermore, there has been a paucity of research rela...

I n the call for this cluster of papers in Global Health Action, we included a variety of perspectives regarding gender and health to be covered, among them sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender-based violence, ageing and gender, health systems, climate change, and globalisation; all with respect to gender. From the papers that are now included, we draw the conclusion that some of t...

Introdução: A disforia de gênero refere-se ao sofrimento um indivíduo que acompanha a incongruência entre o experimentado, ou expresso, e designado nascer. Os benefícios associados qualidade vida desses indivíduos após as cirurgias transsexualizadoras em região maxilofacial resultou aumento no número pacientes solicitam possuem indicação estes procedimentos. Objetivo: Identificar na literatura ...

BACKGROUND There are few reports describing chromosomal abnormalities in transsexuals. In rare cases, transsexualism and sexual chromosomal multiplicity coexist. Six cases of male-to-female transsexuals with 47,XYY chromosomal pattern have been previously reported. We have not encountered any female transsexual cases with 47,XXX karyotype in the literature. METHODS A 21-year-old female patien...