A5026237694- Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Urological Disorders and Treatments
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
- Sex work and related issues
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
- Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Columbia University
2013-2023
New York State Psychiatric Institute
1999-2022
New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute
2010-2020
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
1980-2020
University of Minnesota Medical Center
2012
Natural Selection (United States)
2012
University of Miami
2001-2004
Johns Hopkins University
2001-2004
Johns Hopkins Hospital
2003
Johns Hopkins Medicine
2001
ABSTRACT The Standards of Care (SOC) for the Health Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People is a publication World Professional Association Transgender (WPATH). overall goal SOC to provide clinical guidance health professionals assist transsexual, transgender, gender nonconforming people with safe effective pathways achieving lasting personal comfort their gendered selves, in order maximize health, psychological well-being, self-fulfillment. This assistance may include...
Transgender healthcare is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field. In the last decade, there has been an unprecedented increase in number and visibility of transgender gender diverse (TGD) people seeking support gender-affirming medical treatment parallel with significant rise scientific literature this area. The World Professional Association for Health (WPATH) international, multidisciplinary, professional association whose mission to promote evidence-based care, education, research,...
Objective: We developed clinical practice guidelines for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). Participants: The Task Force included a chair, selected by Endocrine Society Clinical Guidelines Subcommittee (CGS), ten additional clinicians experienced in treating CAH, methodologist, and medical writer. Additional experts were also consulted. authors received no corporate funding or remuneration. Consensus Process: was guided systematic reviews of evidence discussions. reviewed approved...
To update the congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency clinical practice guideline published by Endocrine Society in 2010. The writing committee presents updated best guidelines for management of based on evidence and expert opinion with added considerations patient safety, quality life, cost, utilization.
Controversy concerning the most appropriate treatment guidelines for intersex children currently exists. This is due to a lack of long-term information regarding medical, surgical, and psychosexual outcome in affected adults. We have assessed by questionnaire medical examination physical status 14 women with documented complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS). also determined participant knowledge CAIS as well opinion surgical treatment. As whole, secondary sexual development these...
Gender identity depends largely on postnatal environmental influences, while sex-dimorphic behavior and temperamental sex differences appear to be modified by prenatal hormones. A role of the endocrine milieu in development erotic partner preference, as hetero-, homo-, or bisexual orientation, cognitive has not been conclusively demonstrated.
The effect of early prenatal dexamethasone (DEX) exposure on cognitive and behavioral development, behavior problems, temperament were examined in 26 consecutively identified children aged 6 mo to 5 1/2 years, whose mothers had been DEX-treated during pregnancy because their offspring was at risk for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), compared with 14 from untreated CAH-risk pregnancies. Three each group CAH-affected. Assessments performed by way mother-completed standard questionnaires....
Objectives. To identify and study adults (21 years or older) who have a 46,XY karyotype presented as infants children with genital ambiguity, including small phallus perineoscrotal hypospadias, reared male female. Methods. Participants were classified according to the cause underlying their intersex condition based on review of medical surgical records. Long-term outcome was assessed written questionnaire physical examination. psychosexual development semistructured interview. Results....
The present study reports on the construction of a dimensional measure gender identity (gender dysphoria) for adolescents and adults. 27-item identity/gender dysphoria questionnaire adults (GIDYQ-AA) was administered to 389 university students (heterosexual nonheterosexual) 73 clinic-referred patients with disorder. Principal axis factor analysis indicated that one-factor solution, accounting 61.3% total variance, best fits data. Factor loadings were all ≥ .30 (median, .82; range, .34–.96)....
The psychoendocrinology of the development normal gender identity and its variations is poorly understood. Studies in individuals born with endocrinologically well-characterized intersex conditions are heuristically valuable for disaggregation factors that acting concert during development. Four 46,XX classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) atypical entered a comprehensive research protocol including systematic interviews self-report inventories on role behavior identity, sexual...
This study sought to determine the frequency and types of sexual behavior among patients with schizophrenia assess respect risk HIV infection.Ninety-five inpatients outpatients a research diagnosis underwent series face-to-face interviews their activity correlate it demographic characteristics, psychopathology, medication side effects.Forty-four percent had been sexually active in preceding 6 months, 62% these multiple partners. Sexual was associated greater general psychopathology. Having...
Regardless of their area specialization, adult psychiatrists are likely to encounter gender-variant patients; however, medical school curricula and psychiatric residency training programs devote little attention care. This article aims assist who not gender specialists in the delivery respectful, clinically competent, culturally attuned care patients, including those identify as transgender or transsexual meet criteria for diagnosis Gender Dysphoria (GD) defined by The Diagnostic Statistical...