Table 70-9 Treatment and adaptational options for persons with gender identity disorders

Cross-dress secretly under male (or female) outer garments
Try cross-sex hormones under medical supervision
Seek electrolysis, body waxing, or body building
Explore cosmetic procedures to bring the body's appearance into closer alignment with subjective gender identity
Live part-time in the opposite gender role
Live a fully "transgendered" lifestyle with or without somatic treatments
Investigate surgical genital reassignment procedures
Combinations of the above