Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the perceived satisfaction and barriers to
care for transgender patients after they decide to undergo gender-affirming surgery (GAS) …

Background: The transgender/non-binary community continues to be an underserved
population in medicine, and our understanding of their interests, disinterests, and barriers to …

Background: An estimated 0.6% of the US population identifies as transgender and an
increasing number of patients are presenting for gender-related medical and surgical …

Background Many transgender women and men undergo gender-affirming surgeries.
Existing work shows that early surgery outcomes are generally positive, suggesting high …

Background: Trans male gender affirming surgery is becoming more available resulting in
an increase in patients undergoing these procedures. There are few reports evaluating the …

Importance Little is known about the incidence of gender-affirming surgical procedures for
transgender patients in the United States. Objectives To investigate the incidence and trends …

Background Gender affirmation surgery is increasingly prevalent; however, finding a
surgeon continues to be difficult. Additionally, the majority of transgender patients utilize the …

Importance In 2014, the US Department of Health and Human Services decided that its 1981
exclusion of transsexual surgical treatments from Medicare coverage was based on …

Background: Gender-affirming surgery is a medically necessary treatment to alleviate
gender dysphoria for transgender patients. Although previous studies suggest improved …

Background: Gender diverse people are increasingly pursuing gender-affirming surgery, but
little is known about their experiences on accessing care. As part of the baseline …