RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The prevalence of gender dysphoria in Scotland: a primary care study.
JF British Journal of General Practice
JO Br J Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 991
OP 992
VO 49
IS 449
A1 P Wilson
A1 C Sharp
A1 S Carr
YR 1999
UL http://bjgp.org/content/49/449/991.abstract
AB 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.