Sexual Function and Quality of Life in Brazilian Transgender Women Following Gender-Affirming Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Study

Lísia Maya Monteiro Petry Jardim, Taís Marques Cerentini, Maria Inês Rodrigues Lobato, Ângelo Brandelli Costa, Dhiordan Cardoso da Silva, Karine Schwarz, Anna Martha Vaitses Fontanari, Maiko Abel Schneider, Tiago Elias Rosito, Valentina Lucia La Rosa (), Elena Commodari and Patrícia Viana da Rosa
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Lísia Maya Monteiro Petry Jardim: Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, Brazil
Taís Marques Cerentini: Post Graduation Program in Sciences of Rehabilitation, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, Brazil
Maria Inês Rodrigues Lobato: Gender Identity Program, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, Brazil
Ângelo Brandelli Costa: Department of Psychology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90050170, Brazil
Dhiordan Cardoso da Silva: Gender Identity Program, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, Brazil
Karine Schwarz: Gender Identity Program, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, Brazil
Anna Martha Vaitses Fontanari: Gender Identity Program, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, Brazil
Maiko Abel Schneider: Mood Disorder Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavior Neuroscience, Youth Wellness Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada
Tiago Elias Rosito: Gender Identity Program, Department of Urology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, Brazil
Valentina Lucia La Rosa: Department of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy
Elena Commodari: Department of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy
Patrícia Viana da Rosa: Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, Brazil

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 23, 1-10

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.

Keywords: male-to-female transgender; surgery; sexual health; quality of life; urinary function (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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