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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Sexual Function and Quality of Life in Brazilian Transgender Women Following Gender-Affirming Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Lísia Maya Monteiro Petry Jardim, Taís Marques Cerentini, Maria Inês Rodrigues Lobato, Ângelo Brandelli Costa, Dhiordan Cardoso da Silva, Karine Schwarz, Anna Martha Vaitses Fontanari, Maiko Abel Schneider, Tiago Elias Rosito, Valentina Lucia La Rosa and 2 more

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  2. Genital hiatus area and pelvic floor dysfunction symptoms in transgender women after gender-affirming surgery.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2026
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12 authors.

Lísia Maya Monteiro Petry JardimDepartment of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, Brazil.
Taís Marques CerentiniPost Graduation Program in Sciences of Rehabilitation, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7300-4032
Maria Inês Rodrigues LobatoGender Identity Program, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, Brazil.
Ângelo Brandelli CostaDepartment of Psychology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90050170, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0742-8152
Dhiordan Cardoso da SilvaGender Identity Program, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, Brazil.
Karine SchwarzGender Identity Program, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, Brazil.
Anna Martha Vaitses FontanariGender Identity Program, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, Brazil.
Maiko Abel SchneiderMood Disorder Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavior Neuroscience, Youth Wellness Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada.
Tiago Elias RositoGender Identity Program, Department of Urology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, Brazil.
Valentina Lucia La RosaDepartment of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6619-6777
Elena CommodariDepartment of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.
Patrícia Viana da RosaDepartment of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, Brazil.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

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Gender-Affirming SurgeryTransgender PersonsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGender IdentityHumansMaleQuality of Lifemale-to-female transgenderquality of lifesexual healthsurgeryurinary function

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