Fifteen year old Latisha feels that she has been a "boy trapped in a girl's body" for as long as she can remember.She is learning about sexual reassignment surgery from her mother,who supports her daughter after taking her to a doctor who diagnosed her as having ______________.

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Gender identity disorder (now called gender dysphoria) is a medical diagnosis used to describe individuals who experience significant distress or discomfort due to a mismatch between their biological sex and gender identity. It is often treated with gender reassignment surgery (also known as sexual reassignment surgery). The other options mentioned (gender roles disorder, gender confusion disorder, and gender denial disorder) are not recognized or used as diagnoses in current medical and psychiatric practices.

Fifteen Year Old Latisha Feels That She Has Been a "Boy