Prevalence and Comorbidity of Gender Dysphoria in Taiwan, 2010-2019.

ABSTRACT: Gender dysphoria (GD) is a condition in which a person exhibits marked incongruence between their expressed or experienced gender and their sex assigned at birth. The last survey of individuals with GD in Taiwan was conducted approximately 10 years ago. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of GD in Taiwan within the last 10 years as well as comorbidities. A retrospective medical record review was performed for all patients in the database of the Health and Welfare Data Science Center covered by National Health Insurance in Taiwan from January 2010 until December 2019. The study population of persons with GD was defined as individuals who had been diagnosed with transsexualism (transgender or transsexual) or gender identity disorders. Our review found case numbers and prevalence of

SUBMITTER: Chao KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10102133 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature