Evidence for an Altered Sex Ratio in Clinic-Referred Adolescents with Gender Dysphoria
| Autor: | Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis, Ray Blanchard, Doug P. VanderLaan, Kenneth J. Zucker, C. Lindsay Fitzsimmons, Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels, Victoria Lishak, Megan Ames, Hayley Wood, Amanda Fuentes, Cathy C. Spegg, Lori Wasserman, Julia Wreford, Anna Takagi, Thomas D. Steensma, Jonathan H. Leef, Annelou L. C. de Vries, Julia Vinik, Elyse Reim, Madison Aitken |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Medical psychology, Pediatric surgery, EMGO - Mental health |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male Gender dysphoria Canada Gender Identity Disorder Adolescent Urology Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Transgender Persons Developmental psychology Endocrinology Surveys and Questionnaires Body Image medicine Humans Sex Ratio Sexual Maturation Gonadal Steroid Hormones Referral and Consultation Netherlands Motivation Gender identity Age Factors Gender Identity medicine.disease Psychiatry and Mental health Reproductive Medicine Sex Reassignment Procedures Cohort Female Guideline Adherence Psychology Transsexualism Sex ratio Demography |
| Zdroj: | Aitken, M, Steensma, T D, Blanchard, R, VanderLaan, D P, Wood, H, Fuentes, A, Spegg, C, Wasserman, L, Ames, M, Fitzsimmons, C L, Leef, J H, Lishak, V, Reim, E, Takagi, A, Vinik, J, Wreford, J, Cohen-Kettenis, P T, de Vries, A L C, Kreukels, B P C & Zucker, K J 2015, ' Evidence for an Altered Sex Ratio in Clinic-Referred Adolescents with Gender Dysphoria ', Journal of Sexual Medicine, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 756-763 . https://doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12817 Journal of Sexual Medicine, 12(3), 756-763. Wiley-Blackwell |
| ISSN: | 1743-6109 1743-6095 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jsm.12817 |
| Popis: | Introduction The number of adolescents referred to specialized gender identity clinics for gender dysphoria appears to be increasing and there also appears to be a corresponding shift in the sex ratio, from one favoring natal males to one favoring natal females. Aim We conducted two quantitative studies to ascertain whether there has been a recent inversion of the sex ratio of adolescents referred for gender dysphoria. Methods The sex ratio of adolescents from two specialized gender identity clinics was examined as a function of two cohort periods (2006–2013 vs. prior years). Study 1 was conducted on patients from a clinic in Toronto, and Study 2 was conducted on patients from a clinic in Amsterdam. Results Across both clinics, the total sample size was 748. In both clinics, there was a significant change in the sex ratio of referred adolescents between the two cohort periods: between 2006 and 2013, the sex ratio favored natal females, but in the prior years, the sex ratio favored natal males. In Study 1 from Toronto, there was no corresponding change in the sex ratio of 6,592 adolescents referred for other clinical problems. Conclusions Sociological and sociocultural explanations are offered to account for this recent inversion in the sex ratio of adolescents with gender dysphoria. |
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