Gender identity disorder or transsexualism is a complex clinical condition, and prevailing social context strongly impacts the form of its manifestations. Sex reassignment surgery (SRS) is the crucial step of a long and complex therapeutic process starting with preliminary psychiatric evaluation and culminating in definitive gender identity conversion.The aim of this study is to arrive at a clinical and psychosocial profile of male-to-female transsexuals in Italy through analysis of their personal and clinical experience and evaluation of their postsurgical satisfaction levels SRS.Our patients' high level of satisfaction was due to a combination of a well-conducted preoperative preparation program, competent surgical skills, and consistent postoperative follow-up
A report from a single institute's 14-year experience in treatment of male-to-female transsexuals / Imbimbo, Ciro; Verze, P; Palmieri, Alessandro; Longo, Nicola; Fusco, Ferdinando; Arcaniolo, D; Mirone, Vincenzo. - In: JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 1743-6095. - STAMPA. - (2009), pp. 2736-2745.
A report from a single institute's 14-year experience in treatment of male-to-female transsexuals.
IMBIMBO, CIRO;PALMIERI, ALESSANDRO;LONGO, NICOLA;FUSCO, FERDINANDO;MIRONE, VINCENZO
2009
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Gender identity disorder or transsexualism is a complex clinical condition, and prevailing social context strongly impacts the form of its manifestations. Sex reassignment surgery (SRS) is the crucial step of a long and complex therapeutic process starting with preliminary psychiatric evaluation and culminating in definitive gender identity conversion.The aim of this study is to arrive at a clinical and psychosocial profile of male-to-female transsexuals in Italy through analysis of their personal and clinical experience and evaluation of their postsurgical satisfaction levels SRS.Our patients' high level of satisfaction was due to a combination of a well-conducted preoperative preparation program, competent surgical skills, and consistent postoperative follow-upFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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