The number of children in England diagnosed with gender dysphoria has risen 50-fold over the past decade, research shows.
Analysis of NHS GP records suggests that more than 10,000 under-18s identified as transgender or struggled with gender distress in 2021, up from about 200 in 2011.
Gender dysphoria describes the sense of anxiety when people feel a mismatch between their biological sex and their gender identity, which prompts some to take steps to transition to the opposite sex using hormonal drugs or surgery.
The study, led by a team at the University of York, examined electronic GP records to determine trends in the number of children struggling with their gender identity. It showed prevalence had increased rapidly throughout the 2010s, from 1 in 60,000
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