Who Should be Following the Trans-Female Patient Pre and Post Vaginoplasty? An Argument for the Pediatric Gynaecologist

Christine Osborne; Philippa Brain; Sarah K McQuillan

doi:10.1016/j.jogc.2020.04.012

Who Should be Following the Trans-Female Patient Pre and Post Vaginoplasty? An Argument for the Pediatric Gynaecologist

J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2021 Feb;43(2):251-254. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2020.04.012. Epub 2020 May 20.

Authors

Christine Osborne¹, Philippa Brain², Sarah K McQuillan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB; Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB; Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB.

PMID: 32739358
DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2020.04.012

Abstract

Increasing numbers of transgender patients are opting for gender-affirming care. Since pediatric and adolescent gynaecology (PAG) providers perform the majority of vaginoplasty procedures for developmental anomalies of the female reproductive tract (such as vaginal agenesis), this commentary supports the position that PAG providers should be involved in the pre- and postoperative care of trans women.

Keywords: health services for transgender persons; postoperative complications; sex reassignment procedures.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Female
Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / methods*
Gynecology
Health Services for Transgender Persons*
Humans
Postoperative Complications
Sex Reassignment Surgery*
Transgender Persons*
Transsexualism
Treatment Outcome
Vagina / surgery*