TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality of life, lower urinary tract function and sexual health after sex reassignment surgery in male to female transexuals
AU - Silva Herrera, José Miguel
AU - Chavarriaga Soto, Julián
AU - Feijoo Monroy, Samantha
AU - Pérez Niño, Jaime
AU - Barbosa Ramirez, Gabriel Andrés
AU - Fajardo Rincon, Claudia
AU - Patiño Sandoval, Germán
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Sociedad Colombiana de Urología
PY - 2016/5/1
Y1 - 2016/5/1
N2 - The aim of this study is to thoroughly report on surgical outcomes, quality of life (QoL), lower urinary tract function, sexual health and sexual desire from four patients who underwent male to female (MTF) sex reassignment surgery (SRS) using the Sava Perovic technique, between 2011 and 2015 in the San Ignacio Teaching Hospital, Bogotá, Colombia. Two questionnaires designed by a multidisciplinary group of experts in sex reassignment surgery and gender dysphoria were used to assess lower urinary tract function and sexual health. It was found that the 4 MTF transexuals who underwent SRS had a good QoL, their lower urinary tract function was not compromised, and none of them referred to any kind of incontinence. The sexual health results were not as promising as in QoL and lower urinary tract function, despite saying they were happy with the surgical outcomes and were able to reassume their life.
AB - The aim of this study is to thoroughly report on surgical outcomes, quality of life (QoL), lower urinary tract function, sexual health and sexual desire from four patients who underwent male to female (MTF) sex reassignment surgery (SRS) using the Sava Perovic technique, between 2011 and 2015 in the San Ignacio Teaching Hospital, Bogotá, Colombia. Two questionnaires designed by a multidisciplinary group of experts in sex reassignment surgery and gender dysphoria were used to assess lower urinary tract function and sexual health. It was found that the 4 MTF transexuals who underwent SRS had a good QoL, their lower urinary tract function was not compromised, and none of them referred to any kind of incontinence. The sexual health results were not as promising as in QoL and lower urinary tract function, despite saying they were happy with the surgical outcomes and were able to reassume their life.
KW - Gender dysphoria
KW - Gender identity
KW - Health services for transgender patients
KW - Lower urinary tract
KW - Quality of life
KW - Sex reassignment surgery
KW - Sexual health
KW - Transgender person
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84962088952&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.uroco.2015.12.003
DO - 10.1016/j.uroco.2015.12.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84962088952
SN - 0120-789X
VL - 25
SP - 81
EP - 87
JO - Urologia Colombiana
JF - Urologia Colombiana
IS - 2
ER -