The Female-to-Male Medical Treatment

Abstract

Transsexualism refers to a condition where an individual identifies with a gender that differs from the assigned sex. Transsexual subjects may suffer from gender dysphoria, which is the distress caused by the feeling of being born to the wrong biologic sex. Gender dysphoria is undoubtedly a complex and multifaceted problem that requires a multidisciplinary approach for its diagnosis and treatment. It goes without saying that the goal of the therapy is to harmonize physical appearance with gender identity. In order to do so, treatments need to be customized, as some individuals need cross-sex hormone therapy and surgery to alleviate their gender dysphoria, others need only one of these treatment options, and some need neither.