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'''Gender euphoria''' ('''GE''') is satisfaction or enjoyment felt by a person due to consistency between their ] and gendered features associated with a gender different to the sex they were ]. It is the positive counterpart of ] (GD)<ref name=":0" />—distress felt as a result of a mismatch between a person's gender identity and their assigned sex at birth.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gender Dysphoria|url=https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/gender-dysphoria|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-18|website=American Psychiatric Association}}</ref> Some people may experience both GE and GD, or only one of the two.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Ashley|first=Florence|last2=Ells|first2=Carolyn|date=2018-12-02|title=In Favor of Covering Ethically Important Cosmetic Surgeries: Facial Feminization Surgery for Transgender People|url=https://www.florenceashley.com/uploads/1/2/4/4/124439164/ashley___ells_in_favor_of_covering_ethically_important_cosmetic_surgeries_online.pdf|journal=The American Journal of Bioethics|volume=18|issue=12|pages=23–25|doi=10.1080/15265161.2018.1531162|issn=1526-5161|pmid=31159694}}</ref> It is proposed that GE can be understood as "increased subjective well-being associated with gender affirmation, including gender-affirmative medical interventions."<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Bradford|first=Nova J.|last2=Rider|first2=G. Nic|last3=Spencer|first3=Katherine G.|date=2019-11-22|title=Hair removal and psychological well-being in transfeminine adults: associations with gender dysphoria and gender euphoria|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31668100/|journal=The Journal of Dermatological Treatment|pages=1–8|doi=10.1080/09546634.2019.1687823|issn=1471-1753|pmid=31668100}}</ref> People who feel GE may seek out ] to alter their bodies.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ashley|first=Florence|date=2019-07-01|title=Gatekeeping hormone replacement therapy for transgender patients is dehumanising|url=https://jme.bmj.com/content/45/7/480|journal=Journal of Medical Ethics|language=en|volume=45|issue=7|pages=480–482|doi=10.1136/medethics-2018-105293|issn=0306-6800|pmid=30988174}}</ref> ] people may experience GE after undergoing ]<ref name=":0" /> and ].<ref name=":1" />
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