The prevalence of gender dysphoria in Scotland: a primary care study

A questionnaire was sent to senior partners in all general practices in Sco tland designed to elicit experience of patients with gender dysphoria: a su bjective experience of incongruity between genital anatomy and gender ident ity. Responses were received from 73% of practices. The prevalence of gende r dysphoria among patients aged over 15 years was calculated as 8.18 per 10 0 000, with an approximate sex ratio of 4:1 in favour of male-to-female pat ients. One-third of gender-dysphoric patients known to practices had regist ered in the preceding 12 months, suggesting that patients with this conditi on are increasingly likely to present for medical care.