Expectations and Experienced Outcomes Regarding Gender-Affirming Surgeries: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to explore in what ways the preoperative expectations of transgender individuals regarding gender-affirming surgery (GAS) align with experienced postoperative outcomes and, subsequently, how these expectations can best be managed to support optimal outcomes.

Methods

In the parent study, interviews were conducted to understand the health care experiences of a group of trans individuals that had or wanted to have gender-affirming surgical care. In this secondary analysis, we focused specifically on the individuals' expectations and experiences about the gender-affirming procedures they desired or underwent. Recruitment occurred from August 2018 to October 2018 at the Amsterdam University Medical Center (VUmc) in the Netherlands. Axial coding and theory

SUBMITTER: Ross MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11456761 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature