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Transsexualism: Endocrine Aspects

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Frontiers in Gynecological Endocrinology

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Harry Benjamin, the father and establisher of transsexualism, tried to describe this phenomenon as terra incognita or noli me tangere (1966), trying to explain that many doctors were blinded in the presence of a new undescribed and undiagnosed disorder [1]. Ira Pauly described one hundred transsexuals from 13 countries [2].

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  1. Department of Gonadal Endocrinology, University of Belgrade, Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Diseases of Metabolism, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia

    Svetlana Vujović, M. Ivović, M. Tančić Gajić, L. J. Marina, Z. Arizanović, M. Barać, S. Popovic & D. Micić

  2. Institute of Rheumatology, Belgrade, Serbia

    B. Barać

  3. Clinic of Psychiatry, Department of Transgenderism, Clinical Center of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

    D. Duišin

  4. Gradska Bolnica, Department of Urology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

    A. Milošević

  5. Department of Urology, Children’s Hospital, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

    M. Djordjević

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Vujović, S. et al. (2015). Transsexualism: Endocrine Aspects. In: Fauser, B.C.J.M., Genazzani, A.R. (eds) Frontiers in Gynecological Endocrinology. ISGE Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09662-9_6

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