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Adequate Training and Multidisciplinary Support May Assist Pediatricians in Properly Handling and Managing Gender Incongruence and Dysphoria.
2022
What we call “sexual identity” refers to the complex relationship between biological sex, gender identity and role, and sexual orientation.1 “Gender identity” means the unified and persistent perception of oneself as belonging to the male or the female gender or ambivalent. For many, gender identity coincides with sexual identity; traditional culture has long provided for the definition of only 2 genders, corresponding to the 2 biological sexes. The person with gender incongruence experiences a disharmony between biological aspects and gender identity, with the constant awareness that he or she belongs to the opposite gender and is imprisoned in a body that does not represent him or her. Ge…
An Update on the Surgical Treatment for Transgender Patients.
2016
Abstract Introduction As gender dysphoria is becoming increasingly accepted in the general population, the number of patients seeking gender reassignment surgery is increasing. Although not every patient with gender dysphoria requires surgery, medical practitioners taking care of these individuals should be aware of the different surgical options. Aim To review current gender reassignment surgical techniques and update the clinician. Methods A review of the literature was performed focusing on the most recent techniques of gender reassignment surgery. Main Outcome Measures Main outcomes included a historical review of gender confirmation surgery leading to the techniques of choice in differ…
La continuità della funzione cogenitoriale nella disforia di genere.
2017
La configurazione della famiglia tradizionale tende a essere considerata un sistema relazionale determinato “naturalmente” anzichè “culturalmente”. Zambrano (2007) sottolinea come questa concezione costituisca un elemento che rende “impensabili” le famiglie omosessuali e transessuali e disconosce l’esistenza di legami di tipo genitoriale che prescindono dalla procreazione biologica. Le famiglie in cui uno o entrambi i genitori sono transessuali rappresentano, invece, realtà di fatto e per alcuni bambini e adolescenti la presenza di un genitore che ha transitato al genere di elezione è un aspetto quotidiano della vita familiare. Le questioni implicate nella condizione della genitorialità tra…