Transvestism (Transvestic Fetishism)

Disorder characterized by recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving cross-dressing in a heterosexual male. The fantasies, urges, or behaviors cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other areas of functioning. (from APA, DSM-IV, 1994)

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Networked: 21 relevant articles (1 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Relationship Network

Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1.	Paraphilic Disorders (Paraphilia)
2.	Parkinson Disease (Parkinson's Disease)
3.	Hypospadias
4.	Exhibitionism
5.	Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depressive Psychosis)

Experts

1.	Davis, Katelynn: 1 article (01/2022)
2.	Graham, Ashleigh: 1 article (01/2022)
3.	Kwon, Regina: 1 article (01/2022)
4.	Maleki, Zahra: 1 article (01/2022)
5.	Rodriguez, Erika: 1 article (01/2022)
6.	White, Marissa: 1 article (01/2022)
7.	Ahmad Azmi, Suhail: 1 article (01/2012)
8.	Gangwar, Sheshank: 1 article (01/2012)
9.	K Gaur, Rakesh: 1 article (01/2012)
10.	Usmani, Mohammad Amir: 1 article (01/2012)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Transvestism:

1.	LithiumIBA 09/01/1975 - "The dynamic explanation involves the assumption that the transvestism was perpetuated by mood-dependent motives that were eliminated by lithium. " 09/01/1975 - "The behavioral explanation involves the assumption that the manic state itself became an intermittent reinforcer for the transvestism, and the lithium, by eliminating the mania, created a relatively permanent extinction period." 09/01/1975 - "Successful lithium treatment of transvestism associated with manic-depression." 02/01/1996 - "Successful treatment of transvestic fetishism with sertraline and lithium."
2.	Buspirone (Buspar)FDA LinkGeneric 11/01/1989 - "Buspirone and transvestic fetishism." 10/01/1988 - "The author discusses the implications of using buspirone in the treatment of both inhibited sexual desire and transvestic fetishism." 10/01/1988 - "Buspirone hydrochloride in the treatment of transvestic fetishism." 08/01/1992 - "A case report involving buspirone hydrochloride in the successful treatment of a patient with an atypical paraphilia and transvestic fetishism is presented. " 10/01/1988 - "The author presents a case report of a 46-year-old man with generalized anxiety disorder and transvestic fetishism who responded to treatment with buspirone. "
3.	Testosterone (Sustanon)FDA Link 01/01/1979 - "Plasma testosterone, serum FSH, and serum LH levels in transvestism." 01/01/2022 - "A search of our previous and current databases was performed for Papanicolaou (Pap) tests from patients taking testosterone and/or with a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, transsexualism, or transvestism. "
4.	Sertraline (Zoloft)FDA LinkGeneric 02/01/1996 - "Successful treatment of transvestic fetishism with sertraline and lithium."
5.	Dopamine Agonists (Dopamine Agonist)IBA 07/01/2002 - "Other paraphilias have been attributed to dopamine agonists, suggesting that the action of the monoamine oxidase inhibitor responsible for the patient's transvestism in this case was dopamine potentiation. "
6.	Cyproterone AcetateIBA 01/01/2009 - "Relevant publications were identified through a search of the English-language literature indexed on MEDLINE/PubMed (1966-September 2008) using the search terms paraphilia, sex offender, hypersexuality, sexual behaviors, fetish, transvestic fetishism, sexual addiction, sexual compulsivism, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, antiandrogens, cyproterone acetate, medroxyprogesterone acetate, LHRH agonists, and estrogens. "
7.	Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors)IBA 01/01/2009 - "Relevant publications were identified through a search of the English-language literature indexed on MEDLINE/PubMed (1966-September 2008) using the search terms paraphilia, sex offender, hypersexuality, sexual behaviors, fetish, transvestic fetishism, sexual addiction, sexual compulsivism, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, antiandrogens, cyproterone acetate, medroxyprogesterone acetate, LHRH agonists, and estrogens. "
8.	Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (Depo-Provera)FDA LinkGeneric 01/01/2009 - "Relevant publications were identified through a search of the English-language literature indexed on MEDLINE/PubMed (1966-September 2008) using the search terms paraphilia, sex offender, hypersexuality, sexual behaviors, fetish, transvestic fetishism, sexual addiction, sexual compulsivism, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, antiandrogens, cyproterone acetate, medroxyprogesterone acetate, LHRH agonists, and estrogens. "
9.	Selegiline (E250)FDA LinkGeneric 07/01/2002 - "Reversible transvestic fetishism in a man with Parkinson's disease treated with selegiline."
10.	PlasticsIBA 01/01/1964 - "PLASTIC SURGICAL CORRECTION OF HYPOSPADIAS WITH MISTAKEN SEX IDENTITY AND TRANSVESTISM RESULTING IN NORMAL MARRIAGE AND PARENTHOOD."

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Castration 01/01/1977 - "Erotic imagery and self-castration in transvestism/transsexualism: a case report." 01/01/1977 - "During adolescence, the patient also resorted to transvestism to deal with the intensification of castration fears. " 01/01/1956 - "Transvestism and trans-sexualism; surgical treatment in a case of auto-castration."
2.	Therapeutics 03/01/1965 - "BEHAVIOUR THERAPY FOR TRANSVESTISM. " 10/01/1958 - "[Data on the psychopathology and therapy of transvestism. "
3.	Sex Reassignment Surgery 01/01/1993 - "Adolescent and adult cross-dressing or "transvestism" is the most common antecedent behavioral pattern among those who request sex reassignment surgery. "
4.	Nebulizers and Vaporizers (Inhaler) 03/01/1988 - "This is the first reported case of transvestism in a heterosexual male that occurred only after ingestion of the contents of six to eight Vicks inhalers. "
5.	Surgical Amputation (Amputations) 06/01/2006 - "Similarities between the desire for limb amputation and nonhomosexual male-to-female (MtF) transsexualism include profound dissatisfaction with embodiment, related paraphilias from which the conditions plausibly derive (apotemnophilia and autogynephilia), sexual arousal from simulation of the sought-after status (pretending to be an amputee and transvestism), attraction to persons with the same body type one wants to acquire, and an elevated prevalence of other paraphilic interests. "