{"title":"Iatrogenic Gender Dysphoria and Harm Cycle in Gender Affirming Care.","authors":"Zeki Bayraktar","doi":"10.1080/0092623X.2025.2480648","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In recent years, there has been a significant increase in cases of gender dysphoria among children and adolescents. Iatrogenesis, as a result of early social and medical transitions in the gender-affirming care model, has contributed to this rise, leading to a group of cases that could be described as 'iatrogenic gender dysphoria.' Iatrogenesis also causes potential harm in the medical and surgical treatments of these cases. Thus, gender dysphoria cases are effectively encircled by an iatrogenic harm cycle, from development to treatment. Pressures that restrict academic freedom in the field of gender medicine, political influences, issues of 'spin' in publications related to the gender-affirming care model, and misleading or exaggerated statements made by some clinicians to the public also contribute to this harm cycle. This article discusses the role of iatrogenesis in the increase of gender dysphoria cases and its effects within the harmful cycle surrounding these cases.</p>","PeriodicalId":17171,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy","FirstCategoryId":"102","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2025.2480648","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"FAMILY STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in cases of gender dysphoria among children and adolescents. Iatrogenesis, as a result of early social and medical transitions in the gender-affirming care model, has contributed to this rise, leading to a group of cases that could be described as 'iatrogenic gender dysphoria.' Iatrogenesis also causes potential harm in the medical and surgical treatments of these cases. Thus, gender dysphoria cases are effectively encircled by an iatrogenic harm cycle, from development to treatment. Pressures that restrict academic freedom in the field of gender medicine, political influences, issues of 'spin' in publications related to the gender-affirming care model, and misleading or exaggerated statements made by some clinicians to the public also contribute to this harm cycle. This article discusses the role of iatrogenesis in the increase of gender dysphoria cases and its effects within the harmful cycle surrounding these cases.
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The Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy is one of the top independent journals in the field. Under the prestigious leadership of R. Taylor Seagraves, M.D. - one of the world" foremost experts in sex and marital therapy -- JSMT is an active and contemporary forum reflecting the most viable developments emanating from the U.S. and abroad. JSMT continues to break new ground with innovative research and clinical writing, and the editor is committed to showcasing the most far-reaching traditional and contemporary thinking from all sources. You will read about therapeutic techniques, outcome, special clinical and medical problems, and the theoretical parameters of sexual functioning, and marital relationships.