Do Clinical Data from Transgender Adolescents Support the Phenomenon of "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria"?

J Pediatr. 2022 Apr:243:224-227.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.11.020. Epub 2021 Nov 16.

Abstract

Although emergence of gender dysphoria at puberty is long established, a distinct pathway of rapid onset gender dysphoria was recently hypothesized based on parental data. Using adolescent clinical data, we tested a series of associations that would be consistent with this pathway, however, our results did not support the rapid onset gender dysphoria hypothesis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Gender Dysphoria* / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Parents
  • Puberty
  • Transgender Persons*