ICD-11 code : HA60;
Preferred Label : Gender incongruence of adolescence or adulthood;
ICD-11 definition : Gender Incongruence of Adolescence and Adulthood is characterized by a marked and
persistent incongruence between an individual s experienced gender and the assigned
sex, which often leads to a desire to 'transition', in order to live and be accepted
as a person of the experienced gender, through hormonal treatment, surgery or other
health care services to make the individual s body align, as much as desired and to
the extent possible, with the experienced gender. The diagnosis cannot be assigned
prior the onset of puberty. Gender variant behaviour and preferences alone are not
a basis for assigning the diagnosis.;
ICD-11 synonym : transsexual; trans-sexualism; gender dysphoria in adolescents and adults;
Origin ID : 90875286;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- ICD-10 Mapping
Gender Incongruence of Adolescence and Adulthood is characterized by a marked and
persistent incongruence between an individual s experienced gender and the assigned
sex, which often leads to a desire to 'transition', in order to live and be accepted
as a person of the experienced gender, through hormonal treatment, surgery or other
health care services to make the individual s body align, as much as desired and to
the extent possible, with the experienced gender. The diagnosis cannot be assigned
prior the onset of puberty. Gender variant behaviour and preferences alone are not
a basis for assigning the diagnosis.
