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Sexual Function and Quality of Life in Brazilian Transgender Women Following Gender-Affirming Surgery: A
Lísia Maya Monteiro Petry Jardim1, Taís Marques Cerentini2, Maria Inês Rodrigues Lobato3
1Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, Brazil.
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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