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Gender dysphoria
Gender dysphoria, according to the DSM V, is described as emotional distress from "a marked incongruence between one's experienced/expressed gender and assigned gender of at least 6 months duration", plus a combination of other specific symptoms. Gender dysphoria was once referred to as Gender Identity Disorder.
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What is gender dysphoria?
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How can I deal with gender dysphoria before I can transition?
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I have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, but can't afford therapist anymore. I live in Middle Tennessee.
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Is there any test that can be done at home to confirm Gender Dysphoria? I'm having it for 10 years. But my parents think it's in my mind.
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At 20yo, I've suffered gender dysphoria my entire life. What steps do I need to take to get a hysterectomy for my dysphoria regarding menstruation?
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Can Adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine) increase gender dysphoria symptoms?
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13 yo girl, depression, anxiety, very low self steem. After read, thinks she might have gender dysphoria, she doesnt feel like a boy, just dont like who she is. She dislikes her breast, but is really ok with genitalia and periods. Is it?
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Where/how can I get a voluntary partial penectomy, on the basis of life-long gender and body dysphoria?
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How do you treat dysphoria?
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What medications can be used in dysphoria?
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What is dysphoria and what can bring it on?
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What is the difference between euphoria and dysphoria?
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How do you control dysphoria before transitioning?
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How will i no my baby gender?
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What roles do race and gender play in cvd?
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