title: The prevalence of gender dysphoria in Scotland: a primary care study.
abstract: A questionnaire was sent to senior partners in all general practices in Scotland designed to elicit experience of patients with gender dysphoria: a subjective experience of incongruity between genital anatomy and gender identity. Responses were received from 73% of practices. The prevalence of gender dysphoria among patients aged over 15 years was calculated as 8.18 per 100,000, with an approximate sex ratio of 4:1 in favour of male-to-female patients. One-third of gender-dysphoric patients known to practices had registered in the preceding 12 months, suggesting that patients with this condition are increasingly likely to present for medical care.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, University of Glasgow. p.wilson@clinmed.gla.ac.uk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sharp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carr
mesh_terms: D005194:Family Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000453:epidemiology*