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Evaluation and management of children and adolescents with gender identification and transgender disorders.
Current opinion in pediatrics - 1 Aug 2013
Lee Peter A, Houk Christopher P
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Gender identity development is poorly understood but impacted by central nervous system (CNS) factors, genes, gonadal hormones and receptors, genitalia, and social/environmental factors. Gender identity disorder (GID) is the diagnostic term to describe persons discontent with the sex they were assigned at birth and/or the gender roles associated with that sex. It is crucial that the diagnosis...
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