Cole C M, Emory L E, Huang T, Meyer W J
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0133.
Tex Med. 1994 May;90(5):68-72.
Gender dysphoria, or transsexualism, is a condition involving incongruity between an individual's anatomic sex and personal sense of gender identity. Only in the last 15 years have Standards of Care been established and a professional organization developed to bring definition and consistency to the field (Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association). A typical course of treatment lasts several years and includes psychological/psychiatric evaluations, completion of the "real life" test, administration of hormone therapy to create desired secondary sex characteristics, and finally sex reassignment surgery. As the field has developed and health-care professionals and the public have become more aware, increasing numbers of individuals are coming forward to seek evaluation and treatment. Published follow-up studies documenting long-term outcome are needed now. Current intervention techniques have progressed beyond the "experimental" stage and can be regarded as accepted medical practice.
性别焦虑症，或易性癖，是一种个体的解剖学性别与个人性别认同感不一致的状况。直到最近15年才有了护理标准，并且成立了一个专业组织来为该领域带来定义和一致性（哈里·本杰明国际性别焦虑症协会）。一个典型的治疗过程持续数年，包括心理/精神评估、完成“现实生活”测试、给予激素疗法以产生期望的第二性征，最后进行性别重置手术。随着该领域的发展以及医疗保健专业人员和公众的意识增强，越来越多的人站出来寻求评估和治疗。现在需要有记录长期结果的已发表随访研究。当前的干预技术已超越“实验”阶段，可以被视为被认可的医疗实践。
