Hypersexuality, Paraphilic Behaviors, and Gender Dysphoria in Individuals with Klinefelter's Syndrome

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2413-2424

  Fisher, Alessandra D ^a   Castellini, Giovanni ^a,b   Casale, Helen ^a   Fanni, Egidia ^a   Bandini, Elisa ^a   Campone, Beatrice ^b   Ferruccio, Naika ^b   Maseroli, Elisa ^a   Boddi, Valentina ^a   Dèttore, Davide ^b   Pizzocaro, Alessandro ^c   Balercia, Giancarlo ^d   Oppo, Alessandro ^e   Ricca, Valdo ^b   Maggi, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^e Universitaria di Monserrato   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gender Dysphoria; Hypersexuality; Klinefelter Syndrome; Paraphilias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FANTASY; GENDER DYSPHORIA; HUMAN; HYPERSEXUALITY; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; MASTURBATION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOYEURISM; ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GENETICS; PARAPHILIC DISORDERS; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; PARAPHILIC DISORDERS; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84951777050     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.13048     Document Type: Article

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