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Clinical Follow-up of Two Adolescents Diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria.
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Turk psikiyatri dergisi = Turkish journal of psychiatry [Turk Psikiyatri Derg] 2022 Fall; Vol. 33 (3), pp. 214-219. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Rapid physical, psychological and sexual changes in adolescents due to the developmental process differentiate the approach to adolescents with gender dysphoria (GD) from the approach to adults. In this article, two adolescents who applied for GD and followed up for a long time are presented. The first case was assigned male at birth and defined herself as female. At the age of fifteen, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog was started for puberty suppression, and sex hormone was started in the follow-up. The second case's assigned sex was female and defined himself as male. At the age of sixteen years and six months, puberty suppressive treatment was started, followed by sex hormones. Both cases were able to continue their psychosocial development without any problems after the psychiatric and physical treatments they could reach on time. Although GD in adolescents cannot be resolved with puberty suppression alone, it creates time to resolve the acute problems and to search for appropriate treatment approaches in the future. Puberty suppression partially relieves and prevents the exacerbation of the dysphoria experienced by the youth diagnosed as GD, and creates time to search appropriate treatment approaches in the follow-up. Through these two cases, it is aimed to introduce the gender affirmation processes of adolescents with GD, to discuss the medical interventions in adolescence and the psychosocial effects of the process on individuals. Keywords: Gender dysphoria, gender incongruence, adolescence, gender affirmation process, puberty supression, puberty blockers.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gender Identity
Gonadal Steroid Hormones pharmacology
Gonadal Steroid Hormones therapeutic use
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone pharmacology
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone therapeutic use
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Puberty psychology
Gender Dysphoria diagnosis
Gender Dysphoria psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English; Turkish
- ISSN :
- 2651-3463
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Turk psikiyatri dergisi = Turkish journal of psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36148573
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5080/u26795