Changing trends in transgender demographics and morbidity: baseline data from a Spanish cohort

Abstract

The number of transgender people who request hormone treatment is increasing worldwide. We obtained base clinical and demographic information from transgender people treated at a specialised clinic in Spain (n = 484) and studied changes over time. Transgender women treated in 2009–14 were older than those treated in 2015–20 (29 years vs 17 years), had a lower academic level and had higher anxiolytics consumption. Transgender men treated in 2009–14 were older than those treated later (27 years vs 17 years) and had a lower academic level. These trends reflect favourable changes in how the transgender population is treated by society and health services.