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Dysphoria

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dysphoria /dys·pho·ria/ (-for´e-ah) [Gr.] disquiet; restlessness; malaise.dysphoret´icdysphor´ic
gender dysphoria  unhappiness with one's biological sex or its usual gender role, with the desire for the body and role of the opposite sex.

dys·pho·ri·a (ds-fôr-)
n.
An emotional state marked by anxiety, depression, and restlessness.

Dysphoria
Feelings of anxiety, restlessness, and dissatisfaction.

dysphoria (disfôr´ē),
n a feeling of discomfort or restlessness. See also euphoria.

dysphoria Neurology Unpleasant mood. See Gender dysphoria.


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This idea presupposes two basic concepts: first, that transgenderism (in which a person experiences "gender dysphoria," a strong feeling of having been born the wrong sex) is physiological in origin, most likely due to events during prenatal neurological development; second, that intrauterine EDC exposures can and do disrupt prenatal neurological development.
 
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