Etiology of Gender Identity

Sira Korpaisarn; Joshua D. Safer

doi:10.1016/j.ecl.2019.01.002

Etiology of Gender Identity

Sira Korpaisarn
, Joshua D. Safer

Boston University School of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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Abstract

This article reviews the current literature characterizing potential factors associated with the etiologies of gender identity. The PubMed database was searched for all literature that assessed key elements affecting development of gender identity. Current models attribute gender identity etiology to endogenous biology along with prenatal androgen exposure. However, no genetic loci or specific neuroanatomic regions have been consistently identified as the single explanation for transgender identity. Although environment may play a role in gender expression, there are no data to suggest an exogenous explanation for the development of gender identity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	323-329
Number of pages	7
Journal	Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America
Volume	48
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecl.2019.01.002
Publication status	Published - Jun 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Etiology
Gender expression
Gender identity
Transgender

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