INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the presence of symptoms of
current social distress, anxiety and depression in transsexuals. METHODS: We investigated …

BACKGROUND: Some gray and white matter regions of the brain are sexually dimorphic.
The best MRI technique for identifying subtle differences in white matter is diffusion tensor …

Greater visibility of transgender people in society has revealed the need to understand and
promote their health and quality of life broadly, including but not limited to gender dysphoria …

BACKGROUND: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has been shown to be sensitive in detecting
white matter differences between sexes. Before cross-sex hormone treatment female to …

The present review focuses on the brain structure of male-to-female (MtF) and female-to-male
(FtM) homosexual transsexuals before and after cross-sex hormone treatment as shown …

The rat forced-swimming test (FST) is widely used for screening substances with a potential
antidepressant effect. The rat immobility shown in the FST has been interpreted as “…

Sex differences in cortical thickness (CTh) have been extensively investigated but as yet there
are no reports on CTh in transsexuals. Our aim was to determine whether the CTh pattern …

The effects of postnatal (on day 1 (D1) after birth) male orchidectomy and female androgenization
on the locus coeruleus (LC) are studied. Normal adult female rats show greater LC …

Introduction Untreated transsexuals have a brain cortical phenotype. Cross-sex hormone
treatments are used to masculinize or feminize the bodies of female-to-male (FtMs) or male-to-…

Gender incongruence (GI) refers to the feeling that the physical characteristics of the body are
not in line with the experienced gender. This may (in the case of gender dysphoria) or may …