Feminizing genital gender affirmation surgery: Patient-reported outcomes of urethral flap and classical penile inversion techniques.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Although more and more transgender individuals are receiving gender-affirming medical interventions, there are limited data on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). We assessed PROMs in patients who received genital gender affirmation surgery (gGAS) with vaginoplasty by conventional penile inversion (PI) or urethral flap (UF). Methods: Consecutive patients undergoing vaginoplasty by PI or UF between 2015 and 2021 were candidates for this questionnaire-based cohort study. PROMs including satisfaction with body image and overall quality of life, esthetic, sensory, and functional parameters, including urological and sexual outcomes, and decision for surgery were assessed by using the Gender Congruence and Life Satisfaction scale, the Hamburg Body

SUBMITTER: Mijuskovic B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11837940 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature