Sexual Function and Quality of Life in Brazilian Transgender Women Following Gender-Affirming Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Lísia Maya Monteiro Petry JardimTaís Marques CerentiniMaria Inês Rodrigues LobatoAngelo Brandelli CostaDhiordan Cardoso da SilvaKarine SchwarzAnna Martha Vaitses FontanariMaiko Abel SchneiderTiago Elias RositoValentina Lucia La RosaElena CommodariPatrícia Viana da RosaPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
This cross-sectional and descriptive study aimed to evaluate the sexual function, urinary function, and quality of life of 26 Brazilian trans women who have undergone gender-affirming surgery (GAS) using the gold standard technique (penile inversion vaginoplasty) in the Gender Identity Transdisciplinary Program at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil, between March 2016 and July 2017. The Female Sexual Function Index, the SF-36 Health Survey, and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form were used. Regarding their surgical results, 84.6% of the women said they were satisfied, 73.1% were sexually functional, and 15.4% reported urinary incontinence not associated with surgery. Participants also reported a good quality of life, despite low scores of pain and physical vitality. Transgender women in our sample reported a good quality of life and sexual function after GAS. Further studies are required to improve the psychosexual wellbeing of this specific population.
Keyphrases
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- urinary incontinence
- cross sectional
- mental health
- pregnancy outcomes
- cervical cancer screening
- physical activity
- breast cancer risk
- palliative care
- surgical site infection
- chronic pain
- healthcare
- type diabetes
- risk factors
- magnetic resonance imaging
- insulin resistance
- room temperature
- pregnant women
- emergency department
- metabolic syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- neuropathic pain
- atrial fibrillation
- quality improvement
- radical prostatectomy
- computed tomography
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- silver nanoparticles