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Suggest Remedy For A Confusion In The Identity Of Gender

Hi my name is jack I'm 12 live in England and I want to be a girl I think that my body is disgusting and I want to make myself look pretty and I have felt this way since I was 8 I don't even no why im a boy but feel like a girl inside but I am way to scared to tell my parents and get laughed at I also get attracted to boys and girls but I don't understand what to do and where to get help from
Mon, 13 Aug 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

The gender dysphoria you are having is no more a mental illness. I will suggest you to talk to your parents regarding this issue, otherwise it will affect your mind and life. At your age sometimes this is normal. I will suggest you to keep patience till your puberty gets over. Still you feel that you are trapped in a wrong body, there are lots of gender reassignment surgeries. But these surgeries are performed after the age of 18.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Awadhesh P Singh Solanki
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Suggest Remedy For A Confusion In The Identity Of Gender

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. The gender dysphoria you are having is no more a mental illness. I will suggest you to talk to your parents regarding this issue, otherwise it will affect your mind and life. At your age sometimes this is normal. I will suggest you to keep patience till your puberty gets over. Still you feel that you are trapped in a wrong body, there are lots of gender reassignment surgeries. But these surgeries are performed after the age of 18. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Awadhesh P Singh Solanki