title: [Voice and identity in transsexuality].
abstract: For the self-acceptance and social approval of transsexuals in their new identity, the voice plays a very important role. The responsibility of the phoniatrician and voice therapist is to identify in advance what type of voice change options are possible. These can either be achieved by more conservative means or through operative procedures. Whether to undergo speech therapy or perform a laryngeal surgical intervention should be discussed with the patient and determined on an individual basis.
authors.affiliation: Uni-Regensburg, HNO-Phoniatrie. carmelo.alvarez@klinik.uniregensburg.de
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pérez Alvarez
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D005931:Glottis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007821:Laryngeal Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D057829:Gender-Affirming Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013018:Sound Spectrography; D013061:Speech Acoustics; D013070:Speech Therapy; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014833:Voice Quality / Q000502:physiology; D014834:Voice Training