Disorders of sex development and gender identity outcome in adolescence and adulthood: Understanding gender identity development and its clinical implications

Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 343-351

  De Vries, Annelou L C ^a   Doreleijers, Theo A H ^a   Cohen Kettenis, Peggy T ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Adulthood; Disorders of sex development; Gender dysphoria, gender identity disorder; Gender identity development; Sex (Re)assignment; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGENESIS; ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; BLADDER EXSTROPHY; CLOACA; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER; HUMAN; MICROPENIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDERS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSSEXUALISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547097756     PISSN: 15654753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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