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Transsexualism in a Klinefelter male: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Elizabeth M J Cryan  and
Frank P O'Donoghue
Elizabeth M J Cryan
Affiliation:
St. Vincent's Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4
Frank P O'Donoghue
Affiliation:
St. Patrick's Hospital, James's Street. Dublin 8
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Abstract

We report a Klinefelter male who presents requesting gender reassignment surgery. There may be a predisposition to gender dysphoria in Klinefelter's Syndrome, and in the case we describe, the perception of his symptoms as being of biological origin coupled with the unavailability of gender reassignment surgery in the Republic of Ireland has had a negative therapeutic effect.

Keywords

Klinefelter's SyndromeTranssexualismGender ReassignmentGender Dysphoria
Type
Clinical & Brief Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , May 1992 , pp. 45 - 46
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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