[Transsexualism as a clinical symptom of true hermaphroditism].

Abstract

Transsexualism is incorrectly thought to be a disease of sexual centers (zones) of the brain but these sexual centers in the brain operate only in response to action of sexual hormones (androgens or estrogens) which are produced in the gonads and delivered to the brain by blood. In hermaphroditism the brain receives both androgens and estrogens. Transsexualism syndrome develops in cases when all sexual organs develop under the influence of one sex while sexual psychoorientation, sexual autoidentification and sexual behavior form under the influence of hormones of the other sex. Therefore, treatment of this syndrome should not consist of surgical correction of the sex according to psychic behavior of the patient but should be directed to detection of the gonad (or gonadal tissue) causing abnormal behavior and its removal. Gonad corresponding to sexual organs of the patient should be preserved. Of 19 patients with true hermaphroditism and 199 patients with false hermaphroditism observed by the authors 4 patients with true hermaphroditism had transsexualism.

• Authors: I M Derevianko, T I Derevianko, R R Abdul'menov
• Journal: Urologiia (Moscow, Russia : 1999) (Urologiia) 2008 Mar-Apr Issue 2 Pg. 14-6 ISSN: 1728-2985 [Print] Russia (Federation)
• PMID: 18572763 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Disorders of Sex Development (complications, genetics, pathology, psychology, surgery)
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Ovotesticular Disorders of Sex Development (complications, genetics, pathology, psychology, surgery)
• Transsexualism (etiology, genetics, pathology, psychology, surgery)