The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year
: 2017  |  Volume : 29  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 1--4

Approach to transgender individuals


Nilufer O Kutbay1, Banu S Yurekli1, Emine K Baykan1, Nazli B Ozbaran2, Hayriye Elbi3, Fusun Saygili1 
1 Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
2 Department of Child Psychiatry, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
3 Department of Psychiatry, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey

Correspondence Address:
Nilufer O Kutbay
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir 35100
Turkey

Background Trans-sexualism is the desire to be a member of the opposite sex during normal somatic sexual development. In this study, we would like to share our endocrinological approach and general clinical features of the patients with gender identity disorder. Patients and methods General and clinical features of 63 patients who were referred to Endocrinology Department between October 2012 and March 2014 were investigated retrospectively. In the beginning of the therapy, and later periodically, the patients were physically examined and their basal hormones and biochemical data were evaluated. Results Forty-eight (76.2%) patients constituted the female-to-male (FtM) group, and 15 (23.8%) patients constituted the male-to-female (MtF) group. The mean age was 25.0±4.6 in the FtM group and 24.9±5.9 in the MtF group. In the FtM group, 28 patients used testosterone preparations as cross-sex hormone, whereas 20 did not. Five (10.4%) patients had already used this preparation before they applied to us. Seven patients underwent mastectomy and four underwent oophorectomy. Penile prosthesis was implanted in one patient with reconstructive surgery. In the MtF group, nine patients used estradiol preparation. In the MtF group, three patients underwent breast implant surgery. Reconstructive surgery or orchiectomy was not performed. Conclusion The cross-sex hormone therapy provides the development of secondary sex characteristics and must also be given as a replacement therapy after gonadectomy.


How to cite this article:
Kutbay NO, Yurekli BS, Baykan EK, Ozbaran NB, Elbi H, Saygili F. Approach to transgender individuals.Egypt J Intern Med 2017;29:1-4


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Kutbay NO, Yurekli BS, Baykan EK, Ozbaran NB, Elbi H, Saygili F. Approach to transgender individuals. Egypt J Intern Med [serial online] 2017 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];29:1-4
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