The medical care of the neovagina of transgender women: a review

Vincent J Cornelisse; Rosemary A Jones; Christopher K Fairley; Sonia R Grover

doi:10.1071/SH17044

The medical care of the neovagina of transgender women: a review

Sex Health. 2017 Oct;14(5):442-450. doi: 10.1071/SH17044.

Authors

Vincent J Cornelisse¹, Rosemary A Jones², Christopher K Fairley³, Sonia R Grover⁴

Affiliations

¹ Prahran Market Clinic, Pran Central, 325 Chapel St, Prahran, Victoria, 3183, Australia.
² The Adelaide Private Menopause Clinic, suite 22/183 Tynt St, North Adelaide, South Australia, 5006, Australia.
³ Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, 3800, Australia.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia.

PMID: 28838354
DOI: 10.1071/SH17044

Abstract

For transgender women, genital adjustment surgery involves removal of the natal reproductive organs and creation of a neovagina, vulva and clitoris. We conducted a review of the medical literature in order to summarise the issues that can affect the health of the neovagina in the long term, and to make recommendations on how to manage these issues.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Patient Satisfaction
Sex Reassignment Surgery / methods*
Transgender Persons*
Vagina / surgery*