Garrels L, Kockott G, Michael N, Preuss W,
Renter K, Schmidt G, Sigusch V, Windgassen K.
Institute for Sexual Science, University of Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]
Objective The higher incidence of man-to-woman
transsexuals compared to woman-to-man transsexuals varies markedly from
country to country. This is the first survey of the sex ratio to be made in
Germany.
Method It covers 1785 patients who between
1964 and 1998 were diagnosed as transsexual at the four largest German centres
offering treatment.
Results From 1970 to 1994 the sex ratio
remained constant at 2:1 in favour of man-to-woman transsexuals. Over the past
4 years, however, it has altered considerably and reached 1.2:1.
Conclusion Up to 1994 our results do not
support the assumption that transsexualism is gradually becoming equally
prevalent in both sexes. The drop in the sex ratio after 1994 can be explained
either as a reduction of an overhang of male-to-female transsexuals or as an
artificial phenomenon caused by recent developments in therapy and by the
views of transsexuals' groups on the treatment they are offered.
Citation: Acta Psychiatr
Scand 2000 Dec;102(6):445-8 an article published on the Internet by PubMed
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/>
