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Gender-affirming care is treatment that recognizes and affirms the gender identity of transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals. (English)
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Though not all TGD people choose to surgically transition, gender-affirming surgeries (GAS) are an important part of many TGD people's transition. (English)
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GAS can include a wide array of procedures aimed at aligning an individual's physical characteristics and gender identity. (English)
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This review describes the most common procedures considered to be GAS, detailing important relevant considerations for each procedure. (English)
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These include transfeminine procedures (i.e., breast augmentation, penile inversion vaginoplasty, orchiectomy, tracheal shave, and facial feminization); transmasculine procedures (i.e., chest masculinization, hysterectomy, phalloplasty, and metoidioplasty); and other procedures (i.e., fertility preservation and hair removal). (English)
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Patient outcomes and the legal landscape for GAS are also discussed to contextualize these procedures within largest discourses surrounding gender-affirming care. (English)
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2024
Shawheen J (English)
Rezaei (English)
SJ
Amitai S (English)
Miller (English)
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Noah (English)
Miranda (English)
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1 October 2024
1 October 2024