In this paper we examine the social and legal conditions in which many transgender people
(often called trans people) live, and the medical perspectives that frame the provision of …

This article is part of a Special Issue" Puberty and Adolescence". This article aims to provide
an outline of what is currently known on trajectories, and contributing factors to gender …

The Dutch approach on clinical management of both prepubertal children under the age of
12 and adolescents starting at age 12 with gender dysphoria, starts with a thorough …

Is depression simply the result of chemical imbalances, or Schizophrenia a wholly biological
disorder? What role do the broader circumstances of an individual's social, cultural and …

Greater visibility of transgender people in society has revealed the need to understand and
promote their health and quality of life broadly, including but not limited to gender dysphoria …

Extensive research is needed to improve understanding of gender dysphoria, and
transgender experience, particularly among youth. Recommendations include identification …

Gender dysphoria (GD), a term that denotes persistent discomfort with one's biologic sex or
assigned gender, replaced the diagnosis of gender identity disorder in the Diagnostic and …

The present review focuses on the brain structure of male-to-female (MtF) and female-to-
male (FtM) homosexual transsexuals before and after cross-sex hormone treatment as …

The complex process of sexual differentiation is known to be influenced by biological and
environmental determinants. The present review has the aim of summarizing the most …

Compelling studies have demonstrated that “gender identity”—a person's inner sense of self
as male, female, or occasionally a category other than male or female—is not simply a …