transsexualism

Examples

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• Transsexualism is not a common condition, but its prevalence is not yet known.

  Academic text (1997)

• Most researchers of transsexualism have investigated SRS outcomes; very few studies have been conducted on general psychosocial adjustment.

  Academic text (1997)

• Transsexualism is not common, and the exact prevalence is not clear.

  Academic text (1997)

• The battle among researchers to find a cause for transsexualism has been a long and painful process, but despite slow progress, some achievements have been made in the last 20 years.

  Academic text (1997)

• However, psychometric studies have generally failed to associate transsexualism with psychopathology.

  Academic text (1997)

• Overall, these psychometric studies have not shown any significant or consistent psychopathology associated with transsexualism.

  Academic text (1997)

• Psychosocial research into transsexualism is in its infancy because of 30 years of poor-quality research.

  Academic text (1997)

• One of the most important research problems facing professionals in the field of transsexualism seems to be the search for factors that correlate with positive and negative outcomes of sex reassignment.

  Academic text (1997)

• In this review, we provide a brief historical description of the causes of transsexualism, examine the methodological difficulties in this area of research, and review research studies dealing with psychosocial outcomes of sex reassignment surgery and psychosocial adjustment.

  Academic text (1997)

• The medical community is increasingly recognizing transsexualism as a valid condition that requires understanding and support.

Synonyms

T

transsexuality

vstranssexualism

• Archaic

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Feeling that your gender is different from your sex at birth and often wanting medical treatment

is the same concept but uses a different noun form in terminology

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology