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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2022 Dec 17;72(3):428–436. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.10.020

Table 2.

Characteristics, shift profiles, shift reasons of participants who experienced changes in gender-related medical request

Profile Ongoing Gender Discovery Interpersonal Influences
Participant Autistic?
Gender at baseline Sex assigned at birth Ages followed
Treatment requested Wants more life experiences Exploring gender identity Shifts in gender identity Worries about coming out Lack of support for gender Perceived peer pressure Delusions/thought instability Reluctance towards maleness
Profile 1 (25%) Requests ➔ No Longer Requests 1 N M F 17 H *
2 N M F 14–15 H/S
3 Y F M 16 H
4 Y F M 18–22 H/S
5 Y F M 14 H
Profile 2 (45%) Requests ➔ No Longer Requests ➔ Requests 6 N F M 16–17 H *
7 N F M 16–18 H
8 N M F 15–18 H
9 Y NB F 16–18 S
10 Y NB F 12–17 H/S
11 N F M 4–19 H
12 Y NB F 12–16 H *
13 Y NB F 16–20 H *
14 Y F M 12–15 H *
Profile 3 (5%) Requests ➔ No Longer Requests ➔ Considering 15 N M/NB F 17–20 S *
Profile 4 (10%) Requests ➔ Oscillation ➔ Requests/No Longer Requests 16a Y Q M 17 H/S
17b N M F 15–20 S
Profile 5 (10%) Requests ➔ Treatment Completed 18 N M F 16–18 H
19 Y NB F 17–20 H
Profile 6 (5%) Requests ➔ Treatment Terminated 20 N F M 12–17 H
Inter-rater reliability (κ) 0.77 0.34 0.50 1.00 0.64 0.77 0.77 0.77

Legend:

a

ended at no longer requests

b

ended at requests

*

= inconsistencies between coders Y = has autism diagnosis

N = does not have autism diagnosis

M = transmasculine gender identity or male sex designated at birth F = transfeminine gender identity or female sex designated at birth Q = queer

NB = nonbinary gender

H = gender-affirming hormone therapy (excludes blockers) S = gender-affirming surgery