Background: Worldwide an increasing number of transgender and gender diverse
individuals are requesting genital Gender Affirming Surgery (gGAS). For both masculinizing …

Background Feminizing genital gender affirmation surgery (fgGAS) may be an essential
adjunct in the care of some transgender women and gender diverse individuals with gender …

Purpose: High quality data regarding long-term clinical and patient-reported outcomes
(PROs) of genital gender-affirming surgery (GGAS) are lacking, and transgender and non …

An estimated 1.4% of the population worldwide has been diagnosed with Gender
Dysphoria, as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Gender …

For the female to male (FTM) transgender patient, genital reconstruction (“bottom surgery”)
has historically been less prevalent and more surgically challenging compared with its …

Importance: Sociodemographic and health characteristics of patients undergoing gender-
affirming surgery (GAS) are currently unknown. Understanding these patient characteristics …

Introduction Masculinizing genital gender affirmation surgery (MgGAS) has witnessed
significant change in recent years. With the increasing number of patients seeking out 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: The usefulness of patient-reported outcome measures is emphasized along
with the development of patient-centered care. When implementing patient-reported …

Transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals may experience conflict between their
gender identity and their gender assigned at birth. With recent advances in health care and …