Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Diagnoses of gender dysphoria in children are still uncommon, but it's important to know what to look out for. (Getty Images) ...

“The federal government defines gender dysphoria as significant distress or impairment resulting from a mismatch between a person’s gender identity and their assigned sex.” - The Atlanta ...

Mental health experts warned social factors could be contributing to the rise in gender dysphoria in children, after a new study found cases have skyrocketed over a ten-year period. Gender dysphoria ...

The prevalence of psychological distress caused by a mismatch between birth sex and gender identity, formally known as gender dysphoria, likely rose 50-fold nationwide between 2011 and 2021, suggests ...

Based on current evidence, it's impossible to say whether puberty blockers and hormone therapy are helpful or harmful for young people with gender-related distress, according to two new papers ...