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To evaluate operative complications and healthcare utilization in transgender patients on testosterone undergoing minimally invasive gender-affirming hysterectomy compared to control patients. (English)
STUDY OBJECTIVE (English)
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We performed a retrospective cohort study. (English)
DESIGN (English)
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Operative reports were used to gather information on intraoperative complications. (English)
DESIGN (English)
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We collected information on postoperative complications, electronic medical record (EMR) messages, phone calls, emergency department utilization, and clinic visits through a 90-day postoperative period. (English)
DESIGN (English)
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Healthcare utilization reasons were categorized as vaginal bleeding, pain, vaginal discharge, dysuria, urinary retention, bowel concern, incision concern, or other. (English)
DESIGN (English)
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Tertiary care academic medical center. (English)
SETTING (English)
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Patients aged 18 to 55 who underwent a benign minimally invasive hysterectomy with or without oophorectomy performed between January 2014 and December 2022. (English)
PATIENTS (English)
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The testosterone-using cohort consisted of patients who had a gender identity of male, transgender male, genderqueer, or nonbinary with documented testosterone use prior to surgery (n = 88). (English)
PATIENTS (English)
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The control cohort consisted of patients who identified as female, genderqueer, or nonbinary with no documented testosterone use (n = 242). (English)
PATIENTS (English)
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Not applicable. (English)
INTERVENTIONS (English)
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Patients using testosterone were younger, had a lower body mass index, lower American Society of Anesthesiologists class, and were more likely to be nulliparous. (English)
MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS (English)
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The median time patients used testosterone was 2.5 years (1.5-5.0). (English)
MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS (English)
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Patients on testosterone are at increased risk of intraoperative perineal lacerations requiring repair (RR 3.3, CI 95% [1.03-10.5]). (English)
MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS (English)
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A higher number of patients on testosterone reported vaginal bleeding via EMR message or phone call (RR 1.74 CI 95% [1.1-2.7]) compared to controls. (English)
MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS (English)
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No difference in reasons for emergency department visits was noted. (English)
MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS (English)
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The use of postoperative vaginal estrogen started at the postoperative visit was more frequent in the testosterone-using patients (7 [8.0%] vs 4 [1.7%], p = .01). (English)
MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS (English)
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This study demonstrates that testosterone use preoperatively may increase risk of intraoperative vaginal laceration requiring repair. (English)
CONCLUSION (English)
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Testosterone use also correlates with increased reports of vaginal bleeding through EMR message, phone call, and clinic visit. (English)
CONCLUSION (English)
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These results contribute new evidence to include in preoperative counseling and support existing evidence surrounding the safety of gender-affirming hysterectomy. (English)
CONCLUSION (English)
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Christine (English)
Pando (English)
C
Leah R (English)
Gerlach (English)
LR
Sai Alekha (English)
Challa (English)
SA
Amy Y (English)
Pan (English)
AY
Jessica (English)
Francis (English)
J
5 October 2024
5 October 2024
Conflict of Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this article. (English)