Assessment of neophallus length following metoidioplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An increasing number of gender diverse individuals are presenting for gender affirming care. An option for genital gender affirming surgery (gGAS) in transmasculine individuals is metoidioplasty, creating a small neophallus from enlarged clitoral tissue following prolonged testosterone exposure. The goal of this study is to understand factors which contribute to greater exposed neophallus length following metoidioplasty.

Methods

We performed a retrospective chart review on patients presenting to a single academic institution who underwent a metoidioplasty. All operations were performed using the Belgrade technique with or without urethral lengthening depending on patient preference.

Results

Twenty-seven patients underwent metoidioplasty from 2017-2022. Sixt

SUBMITTER: Glick H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10560337 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature