Amphetamine abuse and transsexualism.
The serendipitous findings of an unusual case of self-labeled transsexualism and amphetamine abuse are presented. The patient, a white male, reported transsexual episodes only after intravenous injection of metamphetamines. At all other times, he considered himself masculine and never entertained cross-gender fantasies or wishes for sex reassignment surgery. Hypotheses are raised which suggest a possible neurochemical explanation for this man's transsexual episodes.
D000328:Adult; D000661:Amphetamine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology
D000661:Amphetamine