An Analysis of All Applications for Sex Reassignment Surgery in Sweden, 1960–2010: Prevalence, Incidence, and Regrets

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1535-1545

  Dhejne, Cecilia ^a,b   Öberg, Katarina ^a,b   Arver, Stefan ^a,b   Landén, Mikael ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gender dysphoria; Gender identity disorder; Incidence; Prevalence; Sex ratio; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX RATIO; SEX REASSIGNMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN; TIME; TRANSSEXUALISM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX RATIO; SEX REASSIGNMENT SURGERY; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; TRANSSEXUALISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84912008933     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: 15732800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-014-0300-8     Document Type: Article

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