In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition Gender Dysphoria is classified in the category Gender Dysphoria. It is defined as the disquietude that is associated with the incongruence between one’s natal gender and one’s favored gender. This better describes the disorder from its former name of gender identity disorder. Gender Dysphoria, whether specified or unspecified, has the similar correlation of conflict between expressed gender and assigned gender. A disorder of sex development can be associated with Gender Dysphoria using an additional coding note, however; this does not automatically prove cause for the disorder.
Symptoms and Diagnostic Criteria Symptoms of Gender Dysphoria vary slightly between children …show more content…
This may aid the development of Gender Dysphoria. Family dynamics and relations can have an impact on a child’s image of self. For example, if parents project their desire for a daughter on to their son then the child may incorrectly label their view. Also in families with only one parent present, a child only observes the characteristics of that parent and is not exposed to a different gender. Prenatal exposure to high levels of androgen leads to the development of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for females, this does not mean these individuals will later be diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria, however, they do tend to demonstrate gender atypical behavior. This also applies to males who have low levels of …show more content…
For adolescents the most common treatment is hormone suppressors. Their job is to stunt development of natural secondary sex characteristics. To achieve the characteristics of the desired gender people may take cross-sex hormones, this means natal females begin taking testosterone and natal males take estrogen. A treatment for adults is sex reassignment surgery. After surgery, female-to-male individuals functioned better in many respects than male-to-female individuals, possibly due to cultural standards and violent crime against transitioned females. However in one study, 87% of male-to-female surgery recipients were still satisfied with their outcome. In most instances physical changes are not enough to cure Gender Dysphoria. Psychiatric and somatic care is recommended even after sex reassignment
Symptoms and Diagnostic Criteria Symptoms of Gender Dysphoria vary slightly between children …show more content…
This may aid the development of Gender Dysphoria. Family dynamics and relations can have an impact on a child’s image of self. For example, if parents project their desire for a daughter on to their son then the child may incorrectly label their view. Also in families with only one parent present, a child only observes the characteristics of that parent and is not exposed to a different gender. Prenatal exposure to high levels of androgen leads to the development of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for females, this does not mean these individuals will later be diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria, however, they do tend to demonstrate gender atypical behavior. This also applies to males who have low levels of …show more content…
For adolescents the most common treatment is hormone suppressors. Their job is to stunt development of natural secondary sex characteristics. To achieve the characteristics of the desired gender people may take cross-sex hormones, this means natal females begin taking testosterone and natal males take estrogen. A treatment for adults is sex reassignment surgery. After surgery, female-to-male individuals functioned better in many respects than male-to-female individuals, possibly due to cultural standards and violent crime against transitioned females. However in one study, 87% of male-to-female surgery recipients were still satisfied with their outcome. In most instances physical changes are not enough to cure Gender Dysphoria. Psychiatric and somatic care is recommended even after sex reassignment