The Only Treatment That Has Been Shown to Be Effective

question 32

Multiple Choice

The only treatment that has been shown to be effective in treating gender dysphoria is

• A) surgical sex reassignment.
• B) medication to alter hormone production.
• C) aversion therapy.
• D) long-term psychodynamic therapy.

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Definitions:

Serum

The liquid portion of blood that remains after clotting, containing electrolytes, antibodies, antigens, and other soluble substances.

Thrombin

An enzyme in blood plasma that causes the clotting of blood by converting fibrinogen to fibrin.

Plasma

The liquid component of blood, in which blood cells are suspended, containing proteins, electrolytes, and nutrients.

Serum

The clear, yellowish fluid that remains from blood plasma after clotting factors have been removed, used in diagnostic tests and treatments.