Qualitative Assessment of the Experiences of Transgender Individuals Assigned Female at Birth Undergoing Gender-Affirming Mastectomy for the Treatment of Gender Dysphoria.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Evaluation and comparison of outcomes following gender-affirming mastectomy have been hindered by the lack of a validated population- and surgery-specific patient-reported outcome measure (PROM). The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of transgender individuals assigned female at birth (AFAB) from before-to-after gender-affirming mastectomy to identify key qualitative themes that might inform the creation of a quantitative PROM in the future.

Methods

Identified candidates were transgender men AFAB, 18-65 years of age (mean±standard deviation: 30.3±12.2), who had undergone gender-affirming mastectomy from 2015 through 2017 (n=53). Twelve individuals participated in either focus groups (6) or phone interviews (6), carried out in a semistr

SUBMITTER: Christiano JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10998022 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature