gender dysphoria
Body-self identity conflict
Gender dysphoria is psychological distress arising from a mismatch between one's internal sense of gender and the sex assigned at birth.
The term replaced "gender identity disorder" in clinical contexts to emphasize the distress rather than pathologize the identity itself.
Treatment may include therapy, hormone treatment, or surgery: She sought care for gender dysphoria at sixteen.
Lack of agreement
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- alienationState of being isolated
- disconnectionState of being severed
- misalignmentImproper positioning relative to reference
anguish · unease · dissatisfaction · estrangement · turmoil · dissonance · wrongness · mismatch
Outside male-female categories
- genderqueerOutside the two-category system
- genderfluidVariable gender identity
- transmasculineMoving toward male identity
- transfeminineGender identity toward femininity
assigned sex · pronouns · deadname · chosen name · authenticity · self-discovery · coming out
Supplemental endocrine treatment
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- top surgerySurgical chest contouring for gender
- vaginoplastyGenital reconstructive surgery
voice training · laser hair removal · electrolysis · endocrinologist · medical transition · legal transition · name change · passing
Identification of illness
- DSM-5Psychiatric diagnosis guidebook
- psychiatryMental health medicine
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
- mental healthEmotional and cognitive well-being
treatment · therapy · counseling · psychologist · therapist · assessment · informed consent · referral
Beard, mustache, stubble
- breastsMammary tissue areas
- hipsLeg-torso joint areas
- shouldersUpper arm joints
- heightVertical extent upward
binding · tucking · packing · body image · physical features · secondary sex characteristics · showering · changing rooms
incongruence
Lack of agreement
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- alienationState of being isolated
- disconnectionState of being severed
misalignment · anguish · unease · dissatisfaction · estrangement · turmoil · dissonance · wrongness · mismatch · discontent
nonbinary
Outside male-female categories
- genderqueerOutside the two-category system
- genderfluidVariable gender identity
- transmasculineMoving toward male identity
transfeminine · assigned sex · pronouns · deadname · chosen name · authenticity · self-discovery · coming out
HRT
Supplemental endocrine treatment
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- top surgerySurgical chest contouring for gender
vaginoplasty · voice training · laser hair removal · electrolysis · endocrinologist · medical transition · legal transition · name change · passing · blockers
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- DSM-5Psychiatric diagnosis guidebook
- psychiatryMental health medicine
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
mental health · treatment · therapy · counseling · psychologist · therapist · assessment · informed consent · referral · evaluation
facial hair
Beard, mustache, stubble
height · binding · tucking · packing · body image · physical features · secondary sex characteristics · showering · changing rooms · swimwear
- gendermale, female, masculine, feminine, man
- health educationhealth education, health curriculum, school health, health literacy, health videos
- LGBTQgay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, nonbinary
- LGBTQ+gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, nonbinary
- medicalizationADHD diagnosis, homosexuality, shyness, sadness, menopause
- Mental Disordersschizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, PTSD
gender, cisgender, transgender, androgynous, dysphoria, androgyny, agender, dysphoric, bigender