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Gender Dysphoria

Gender dysphoria is a sense of distress or discomfort that occurs in people whose gender identity varies from their gender-related physical characteristics or sex assigned at birth. People with gender dysphoria often have a strong desire to have secondary sex characteristics and genitals of another gender. It mostly begins in childhood and may continue till adolescence or adulthood.

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I feel depressed about gender dysphoria. Please help.

Query: Hi doctor, I think I have gender dysphoria and may be transgender since I was a kid and always wanted to be a boy, I even told my parents as a kid, but they just laughed it off and got angry at me later. I cross-dress at home when everyone is away. I lie to people online and tell them I am a boy. Wh...  Read Full »

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Dr. Saurav Kumar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Life is precious, and you get it only once, so please do not think of doing anything that will put your life in danger. First of all, be calm and patient. You are 18 years old you still have a lot of time left on your hand. Do not hurry up an...  Read Full »

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