Gender incongruence of childhood

Description

Gender incongruence of childhood is characterised by a marked incongruence between an individual’s experienced/expressed gender and the assigned sex in pre-pubertal children. It includes a strong desire to be a different gender than the assigned sex; a strong dislike on the child’s part of his or her sexual anatomy or anticipated secondary sex characteristics and/or a strong desire for the primary and/or anticipated secondary sex characteristics that match the experienced gender; and make-believe or fantasy play, toys, games, or activities and playmates that are typical of the experienced gender rather than the assigned sex. The incongruence must have persisted for about 2 years. Gender variant behaviour and preferences alone are not a basis for assigning the diagnosis.

Index terms

Gender incongruence of childhood
disorder of gender-identity or role in childhood
gender dysphoria in childhood (deprecated)

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gender dysphoria in children (deprecated)
psychosexual identity disorder of childhood

Excludes

http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2110604642 – Paraphilic disorders

Sibling codes

HA60 – Gender incongruence of adolescence or adulthood
HA6Z – Gender incongruence, unspecified

Foundation entity

Gender incongruence of childhood – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/344733949

Part of: 17: Conditions related to sexual health