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. 2017 Feb 1:91:e201701016.

[Characteristics of Adolescents with Gender Dysphoria Referred to the Gender Identity Treatment Unit]

[Article in Spanish]
María Fernández Rodríguez  1   2 , Patricia Guerra Mora  3 , Eloya Martín Sánchez  4   5 ; Grupo GIDSEEN
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[Characteristics of Adolescents with Gender Dysphoria Referred to the Gender Identity Treatment Unit]

[Article in Spanish]
María Fernández Rodríguez et al. Rev Esp Salud Publica. .

Abstract
in English, Spanish

Objective: The demand for treatment among people with gender dys-phoria has increased during the last years. The aim of the present research was to carry out an analysis of the demand of the teenagers that requested consultation at the UTIGPA (Gender Identity Treatment Unit of Principality of Asturias) as they presented complains of gender dysphoria.

Methods: The sample included 20 minors that were treated between March 2007 and December 2015. The clinical history was made to collect informa-tion. It was made descriptive analysis and the reason sex/gender was used.

Results: The 20 teenagers represented the 14,6% of the whole sample (of 137 demands). The age average was 15,20 years (SD=1,473) and the range of years was between 12-17. The reason sex/gender was 1/1 (10 into the man to woman group and 10 into the woman to man group). At the arrival at the Treatment Unit, 100% of the individuals lived with their nuclear or extended family and in the 60% of the cases, their parents were separated. 70% of the cases were referred from mental health services. 10% hadn´t got any past medical history and 35% had never received any prescription for a psychopharmacological treatment. 95% hadn't done any hormonal self-treatment. 100% defined themselves as heterosexual. 25% requested exclusively for psychological interventions and 75% asked for medical treatments.

Conclusions: The profile of the minor was a teenager of approximately 15 years old that was referred from mental health services. Contrary to the fin-dings of other national and international researches, the rate sex/gender was equated in our research. The minor had got a past medical history and their prio-rity request was for medical treatments, both hormonal and surgical therapies.

Objetivo: La demanda de atención a menores con disforia de géne-ro se ha incrementado en los últimos años. El objetivo de la presente inves-tigación fue describir el perfil de adolescentes que solicitaron consulta en la Unidad de Tratamiento de la Identidad de Género del Principado de Asturias (UTIGPA) por presentar quejas de disforia de género.

Metodos: La muestra se compuso de 20 menores de 18 años que fue-ron atendidos entre marzo de 2007 y diciembre de 2015. Se hizo uso de la historia clínica para recoger la información. Se llevaron a cabo análisis de estadísticos descriptivos y se utilizó la razón sexo/género.

Resultados: Los 20 adolescentes representaron el 14,6% de la muestra total (137 personas). Tuvieron una media de edad de 15,20 (DT=1,473) y un rango entre 12 y 17. La razón sexo/género fue de 1/1 (10 pertenecieron al grupo de hombre a mujer y 10 al grupo de mujer a hombre). Cuando llegaron a la unidad el 100% convivía con su familia nuclear o extensa y en el 60% sus padres estuvieron separados. El 70% fue derivado desde salud mental. El 10% no presentó antecedentes asistenciales y al 35% se le prescribió trata-miento psicofarmacológico. El 95% no realizó autotratamiento hormonal. El 100% se definió como heterosexual. El 25% realizó una demanda exclusiva de intervenciones psicológicas y el 75% de tratamientos médicos.

Conclusiones: El perfil del menor es un adolescente aproximadamente de 15 años derivado mayoritariamente desde salud mental. La razón sexo/género es la misma para ambos sexos. Presentan antecedentes asistenciales y realiza una demanda prioritaria de tratamientos médicos, tanto hormonales como quirúrgicos.

Keywords: Adolescent; Adolescent Development; Adolescent Health; Adolescent Health Services; Child Welfare; Gender dysphoria; Health Services Needs and Demand; Health Services for Transgender Persons; Transgender persons.

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