Binary and Nonbinary Transgender Patient Experiences Accessing Gender-affirming Top Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals face barriers when seeking top surgery, or bilateral mastectomies, as part of surgical transition, leading to delayed care and adverse health outcomes. Understanding differential experiences between nonbinary and binary patients is crucial for improving TGD patient care, but this distinction is seldom made in the current literature.

Methods

This single-center cross-sectional mixed-methods survey study conducted between 2022 and 2023 enrolled all consecutive TGD patients undergoing top surgery. Significant differences between datasets were determined by two-sample unpaired t tests. Summative content analysis and descriptive analysis were performed for free-text responses.

Results

Thirty-seven binary and

SUBMITTER: Raner GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11452094 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature