The ICD-11, which does not consider it a mental disorder, uses the term gender incongruence (GI) instead of gender dysphoria, defined as a marked and persistent mismatch between …

Apr 19, 2025 · Gender dysphoria is distress you feel when the sex you were assigned at birth doesn’t match what you believe is your true gender. Learn how it’s diagnosed and treated.

Jan 1, 2025 · Gender dysphoria is a feeling of distress that can happen when a person's gender identity differs from the sex assigned at birth. Some transgender and gender-diverse people …

It is used to refer to a person whose sex assigned at birth (usually based on the appearance of external genitalia) does not align with their gender identity (one’s psychological sense of their …

Gender incongruence is marked and persistent experience of incompatibility between a person's gender identity and sex at birth. Gender dysphoria is discomfort or distress related to gender …

Dec 11, 2025 · Gender dysphoria (GD), also known as gender identity disorder (GID), formal diagnosis given by mental health professionals to people who experience distress because of …

Dec 19, 2025 · Gender dysphoria happens when a person's assigned gender doesn't match their gender identity, causing distress. Symptoms include wanting to be treated as a different …

May 1, 2025 · Gender dysphoria describes the discomfort experienced because of a difference between an assigned gender recorded at birth and the gender with which someone identifies.

Jun 16, 2025 · Explore gender identity disorder, its symptoms, causes, and evidence-based care strategies for authentic well-being and support.

In 2013, the diagnosis for gender dysphoria (GD) was renamed from gender identity disorder (GID) after criticisms that the latter term was stigmatizing. The DSM-5 also moved this …