title: Transsexualism--diagnostic and therapeutic aspects.
abstract: Gender identity disorder (GID, transsexualism) is a multidisciplinary problem of an unclear aetiology. Although the diagnosis of GID is generally established by psychiatrists, the diagnostic team always includes an endocrinologist, who is responsible for hormonal therapy. Hormonal therapy is the first step in the sex reassignment procedure and requires careful monitoring in the initial phase and in later years of treatment. In this paper we review the latest aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of transsexualism and the most common complications of hormonal intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Isotope Therapy, Medical University of Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Medraś
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jóźków
mesh_terms: D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006728:Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones