Gender incongruence

Definition

Gender incongruence is characterised by a marked and persistent incongruence between an individual’s experienced gender and the assigned sex. Gender variant behaviour and preferences alone are not a basis for assigning the diagnoses in this group.

Exclusions

• Paraphilic disorders

3 subordinate codes

• HA60Gender incongruence of adolescence or adulthood
• HA61Gender incongruence of childhood
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Conditions related to sexual health

• HA00-HA0ZSexual dysfunctions
• HA20-HA2ZSexual pain disorders
• HA40Aetiological considerations in sexual dysfunctions and sexual pain disorders
• Changes in female genital anatomy
• Changes in male genital anatomy
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified