Gender Incongruence in Danish Youth (GenDa): A Protocol for a Retrospective Cohort Study of Danish Children and Adolescents Referred to a National Gender Identity Service.

In recent years, the national Gender Identity Service for individuals under 18 years of age in Denmark has seen a considerable increase in referrals of youngsters during puberty. Given this development, it is important to deepen our understanding of the characteristics of contemporary youngsters seeking help for gender incongruence. This understanding can serve as the foundation for improving current treatment regimens by ensuring optimal individual assessment and care.

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The nationwide Danish healthcare service for children and adolescents with gender dysphoria opened in 2016, based on clinical experience from other European countries and early follow-up studies, implying that early medical transition resulted in better physical and psychological outcomes. This review discusses how a rapid increase of referrals, especially among adolescent birth-assigned girls, and other factors such as high rates of psychiatric morbidity and varying developmental trajectories of gender identity have affected international and Danish healthcare in recent years.