Phalloplasty in female-to-male transsexuals: what do our patients ask for?
Although the surgical goals of phalloplasty in female-to-male transsexuals have repeatedly been described, the requests by the patients themselves have never been assessed and evaluated properly. To obtain information on their desiderata in this matter a questionnaire was sent to 200 subjects. The answers in the 150 returned questionnaires made us conclude that the 79 subjects (52%) who seek phalloplasty express the following requests as to their external genitalia: a scrotum (96%), a glans (92%), rigidity (86%), and an aesthetically appealing look either while wearing a tight swim suit (91%) or being nude (81%). All but 1 patient wanted to be able to void in a standing position. We add minimal disfigurement and no functional loss in the donor area as two of the goals of phalloplasty.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Academic Hospital, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015917:Penile Prosthesis / Q000523:psychology; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*