2014
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2014.00087
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Gender Dysphoria – Prevalence and Co-Morbidities in an Irish Adult Population

Abstract: Introduction: Gender dysphoria (GD) is a condition in which there is a marked incongruence between an individual’s psychological perception of his/her sex and their biological phenotype. Gender identity disorder was officially renamed “gender dysphoria” in the DSM-V in 2013. The prevalence and demographics of GD vary according to geographical location and has not been well-documented in Ireland.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 218 patients with suspected or confirmed GD referred to our e… Show more

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“…Most of the studies published were from Europe (18; 85.7%): five from Sweden [20,38,46,57,59], three from the Netherlands Observational studies including descriptive studies, evidence that the population described belongs to a defined area, region or country [9,22,54], three from the United Kingdom [34,45,61], two from Germany [25,60] and one each from Spain [29], Belgium [18], Serbia [56], Ireland [35], and Poland [28]. There was only one study from the United States of America (USA), which was also the oldest [48], only one from Singapore [53], and only one from Australia [51].…”
Section: Study Characteristicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Most of the studies published were from Europe (18; 85.7%): five from Sweden [20,38,46,57,59], three from the Netherlands Observational studies including descriptive studies, evidence that the population described belongs to a defined area, region or country [9,22,54], three from the United Kingdom [34,45,61], two from Germany [25,60] and one each from Spain [29], Belgium [18], Serbia [56], Ireland [35], and Poland [28]. There was only one study from the United States of America (USA), which was also the oldest [48], only one from Singapore [53], and only one from Australia [51].…”
Section: Study Characteristicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is similar to figures reported in Western Europe. 1 Assessing patient outcome was considered to be the next step in the clinic's evolution.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…37 Among 218 patients referred to the clinic, 159 were MTF and 59 were FTM. Based on the 2011 census data, the prevalence estimates were reported as 6.8/100,000 total, 9.88/100,000 for MTF and 3.6/100,000 for FTM.…”
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confidence: 99%