Gender dysphoria and gender change in chromosomal females with congenital adrenal hyperplasia

AB Dessens, FME Slijper, SLS Drop - Archives of sexual behavior, 2005 - Springer
AB Dessens, FME Slijper, SLS Drop
Archives of sexual behavior, 2005Springer
This article reviews the literature on studies and case reports on gender identity and gender
identity problems, gender dysphoria, and gender change in chromosomal females with
congenital adrenal hyperplasia, raised male or female. The large majority (94.8%) of the
patients raised female (N= 250) later developed a gender identity as girls and women and
did not feel gender dysphoric. But 13 (5.2%) patients had serious problems with their gender
identity. This percentage is higher than the prevalence of female-to-male transsexuals in the …
Abstract
This article reviews the literature on studies and case reports on gender identity and gender identity problems, gender dysphoria, and gender change in chromosomal females with congenital adrenal hyperplasia, raised male or female. The large majority (94.8%) of the patients raised female (N= 250) later developed a gender identity as girls and women and did not feel gender dysphoric. But 13 (5.2%) patients had serious problems with their gender identity. This percentage is higher than the prevalence of female-to-male transsexuals in the general population of chromosomal females. Among patients raised male, serious gender identity problems were reported in 4 (12.1%) out of 33 patients. From these observations, we conclude that the assignment to the female gender as a general policy for 46,XX patients with CAH appears justified, even in severely masculinized 46,XX newborns with CAH (Prader stage IV or V).
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