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ea0016p166 | Comparative endocrinology | ECE2008

The prevalence of transsexualism (TS) and other gender identity disorders (GID) in Russia: an overview of existing data

Tishova Yuliya , Rudenko Ludmila , Matevosyan Stepan , Kalinchenko Svetlana

Background: The prevalence of TS and other GID, as well as men/women ratio (MWR) of the pathology is the topic of a high interest for professionals in this field. The earlier data from Russia reported the MWR as 1:3 and were different from reported by other countries.Objective: To study the current prevalence of TS and other GID in Russia.Materials and methods: We summarized the data collected in 2006 by four Moscow clinics, experi...