title: The mid-life male sex-change applicant: a multiclinic survey.
abstract: Directors of coordinators of a cross-section of North American Gender Identity Clinics provided descriptive information on 1,637 sex-change applicants and psychosocial, psychosexual, and psychiatric data on 21 middle-aged male candidates. To determine the age relatedness of the findings, the mid-life male candidates were then compared on selected characteristics with a random sample of younger biological males seeking sexual reassignment at the Vanderbilt Gender Identity Clinic. The results are consistent with previous findings highlighting the factors at mid-life that intensify the male transsexual's desire for sexual transformation. Viewing the aging gender dysphoria patient's surgical request from a developmental perspective promotes appreciation of his predicament and informed consideration of his treatment options.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D014190:Transvestism / Q000523:psychology