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Gender dysphoria
Gender dysphoria, according to the DSM V, is described as emotional distress from "a marked incongruence between one's experienced/expressed gender and assigned gender of at least 6 months duration", plus a combination of other specific symptoms. Gender dysphoria was once referred to as Gender Identity Disorder.
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