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HA61 Gender incongruence of childhood

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

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.

exclusions

• Paraphilic disorders  (6D30-6D3Z)

synonyms

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

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