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  • Medical Science
  • Surgical Procedures
  • Gender Affirming Care

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  • Gender dysphoria significantly impacts patients' well-being.
  • Gender-confirmation surgery (GCS) is a crucial component of comprehensive gender dysphoria treatment.
  • This article is the second in a series, focusing on surgical interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the World Professional Association for Transgender Health's (WPATH) surgical eligibility criteria for GCS.
  • To outline the benefits of GCS for patients with gender dysphoria.
  • To detail feminizing genital gender-confirmation procedures, including vaginoplasty techniques, complications, and outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review utilizing PubMed.
  • Search conducted for relevant studies up to April 2017.
  • Focus on GCS eligibility, benefits, and feminizing genitoplasty considerations.

Main Results:

  • Most transgender individuals meeting WPATH criteria experience enhanced quality of life, happiness, and sexual function post-GCS.
  • Regret following GCS is uncommon.
  • Penile inversion vaginoplasty is the preferred technique for feminizing genital GCS; intestinal vaginoplasty is reserved for specific cases. High satisfaction with sexual function is reported post-vaginoplasty, even with minor, treatable complications.

Conclusions:

  • GCS effectively alleviates gender dysphoria in appropriately selected transgender individuals.
  • Review encompasses preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative aspects of feminizing genital gender-confirmation procedures.
  • Feminizing genital gender-confirmation surgery leads to positive outcomes and high patient satisfaction.