Considerations in Gender-Affirming Surgery: Demographic Trends

Ian T. Nolan; Geolani W. Dy; Nathan Levitt

doi:10.1016/j.ucl.2019.07.004

Considerations in Gender-Affirming Surgery: Demographic Trends

Ian T. Nolan, Geolani W. Dy, Nathan Levitt

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Abstract

The transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) population is a significant minority, comprising at least 0.6% of the population. Visibility is growing rapidly, especially in younger generations. Gender affirming health care must adapt to this population's needs. Demographic data regarding TGNB health care are limited, but several disparities are clear, stemming from sociopolitical factors, such as external discrimination and insensitive and/or uninformed care. Most self-identifying TGNB patients receive some type of nonsurgical care, including hormonal and/or mental health. Gender-affirming surgery is highly prevalent as well, with at least one-quarter of TGNB people having had some combination of the procedures in this category.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	459-465
Number of pages	7
Journal	Urologic Clinics of North America
Volume	46
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ucl.2019.07.004
State	Published - Nov 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bottom surgery
Demographic
Disparities
Gender-affirming surgery
Phalloplasty
Prevalence
Top surgery
Transgender

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Urology

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