hrp0094p2-424 | Sex differentiation, gonads and gynaecology or sex endocrinology | ESPE2021

Dimensional approach to gender dysphoria in nigeria: Association with socio-demographics and psycho-sexual variables

Chikani Ugo , Onu Justus , Shalewa Ugege

There is an exponential rise on the topic of Gender dysphoria (GD) on the internet, pubmed data, seminars and conferences. However, most of these discussions skewed toward the western populations. GD appears invisible or non -existence in Africa? Recently, GD has been conceptualized as a continuum of a bipolar disorder with varying degrees of dysphoric expression in between the poles. Hence, dimensional measure of assessment which is in keeping with nature’s experiences...