Cross-Sex Hormonal Treatment and Body Uneasiness in Individuals with Gender Dysphoria

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 709-719

  Fisher, Alessandra D ^a   Castellini, Giovanni ^a,b   Bandini, Elisa ^a   Casale, Helen ^a   Fanni, Egidia ^a   Benni, Laura ^a,b   Ferruccio, Naika ^a,b   Meriggiola, Maria Cristina ^c   Manieri, Chiara ^d   Gualerzi, Anna ^d   Jannini, Emmanuele ^e   Oppo, Alessandro ^f   Ricca, Valdo ^f   Maggi, Mario ^a   Rellini, Alessandra H ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^f DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Body Uneasiness; Cross Sex Hormonal Treatment; Gender Identity Disorder

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANTIANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY UNEASINESS; BODY UNEASINESS TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISORDER OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GENDER; GENDER DYSPHORIA; HOMOPHOBIA; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX REASSIGNMENT; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL FETISHISM; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; TREATMENT DURATION; WELLBEING;

BODY UNEASINESS; CROSS-SEX HORMONAL TREATMENT; GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER;

ADULT; AGED; ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANDROGENS; BODY IMAGE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GONADAL HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 84895451595     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12413     Document Type: Article

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