INTRODUCTION There is a paucity of systematic research in the area of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) in trans people. AIM The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of NSSI in trans people and the associations with intra- and interpersonal problems. METHODS Participants were 155 untreated individuals with a diagnosis of transsexualism (according to International Classification...

OBJECTIVE Recognition of transexuality as a clinical entity for which medical attention should be available is currently a well-established reality, but institutional care has not been uniformly instituted throughout Spain. The aim of the present study was to determine the current situation of healthcare for transexualism in the publicly-funded health service in Spain. MATERIALS AND METHODS A...

Male sexual differentiation of the brain and behavior are thought, on the basis of experiments in rodents, to be caused by androgens, following conversion to estrogens. However, observations in human subjects with genetic and other disorders show that direct effects of testosterone on the developing fetal brain are of major importance for the development of male gender identity and male heteros...

BACKGROUND Prenatal exposure to increased androgens has been implicated in both polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and autism spectrum conditions (ASC), suggesting that PCOS may be increased among women with ASC. One study suggested elevated steroidopathic symptoms ('steroidopathy') in women with ASC. As the symptoms are not independent, we conducted a latent class analysis (LCA). The objectives ...

AIM To evaluate the functional and cosmetic results of male-to-female gender-transforming surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between May 2001 and April 2008 we performed 50 male-to-female gender-transforming surgeries. All patients had been cross-dressing, living as women, and receiving estrogen and progesterone for at least 12 months, which was sufficient for breast development and atrophy of the...

Transsexual patients can only be diagnosed and treated at functional gender identity Units with provision of high quality care, development of clinical practice guidelines, and interdisciplinary working groups. The therapeutic process has three mainstays: initial psychological diagnostic evaluation and psychotherapy, endocrinological evaluation and hormone therapy, and sex reassignment surgery....

Purpose: A mother whose child wants to undergo gender transitioning may have different and even challenging experiences. These challenges are much more intense in the Middle East Muslim countries than west countries, which very conservative towards changes. This study aimed explore lived experiences of mothers with transsexual adult children.Methods: qualitative was conducted using a descriptiv...

Transsexualism is defined as a strong conviction of belonging to the opposite sex in individuals without any physical intersex condition. Cross-sex hormone therapy is an important component of medical treatment of transexuals but it is not exempt from adverse effects. We report a case of a meningioma in a male-to-female transsexual patient treated with estrogens and cyproterone acetate for the ...