Centre for Gender Identity

The Centre for Gender Identity (CKI) provides healthcare services to individuals seeking support related to gender identity.

About us

The Center for Gender Identity (CKI) provides care for individuals seeking professional health services related to gender identity.

CKI treats adults aged 18 and older. Assessment and treatment of children and young people under the age of 18 are handled by the Competence Center for Gender Identity in Children and Young People.

Like all healthcare professionals, CKI staff are bound by confidentiality, so you can feel safe sharing how you are feeling. The more we know about you, the better we can help you.

Coordination of care

If you enter a treatment program at CKI, the majority of your consultations will take place at the center, and your treatment pathway will be coordinated from there.

Legal gender change / change of Civil Registration Number (CPR number)

Upon written application, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Interior assigns a new personal identification number (CPR number) to a person who identifies as belonging to the other gender.

Remember to notify your GP, employer, educational institution, bank, student grant (SU) office, insurance and pension companies, telephone provider, etc., to ensure that payments continue without issues and that your insurance coverage remains intact.

Name change without legal gender change (without changing CPR number)

It is possible to change to a name associated with the opposite gender without undergoing a legal gender change (changing your CPR number).

Associations and organizations

Here is a selection of organizations active in this field:

LGBT+ Denmark (Foreningen LGBT+ Danmark)
Foreningen TiD – Transgender People in Denmark (Foreningen TiD – Transpersoner i Danmark)
FSTB – Association for Support to Transgender Children (Foreningen FSTB – Foreningen for Støtte til Transkønnede Børn)
The LGBT Committee (LGBT komiteen)

Referral

You cannot contact us directly; you must be referred by your general practitioner (GP) or psychiatrist if you wish to seek treatment for gender identity-related issues or require professional health assistance to clarify matters concerning gender identity. Once we have received your referral, you may be scheduled for an initial consultation. Follow this link to read more about the initial consultation and other information prior to your first visit.

Management

The multidisciplinary team at the Center for Gender Identity consists of specialist physicians in gynaecology, psychologists, a psychiatrist, physicians in psychiatric training, nurses, and specialist physicians in plastic surgery. In addition, secretaries and research staff are affiliated with the team.

Research

KIK – The Gender Identity Cohort

KIK is a research project aimed at developing and improving the care pathways and treatments offered to transgender people.

Contact

Centre for Gender Identity, Rigshospitalet
Section 5404
Inge Lehmanns Vej 14, Ground Floor (Teilum Building)
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø
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Find your way / Directions (in Danish)

Telephone: +45 35 45 40 05
Press 1 for secretary
Telephone hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Thursday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)

Press 2 for nurse
Telephone hours: Monday AND Friday 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

Cancellations
If you are unable to attend your appointment, it is a great help if you cancel by telephone or by writing to us via Min Sundhedsplatform.

Prescriptions and Prescription Renewals
Your prescriptions are renewed during your follow-up appointments.
All enquiries regarding prescriptions and renewals can be made in writing via Min Sundhedsplatform, Digital Post, or by phone.

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