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A vagina is a vagina is a vagina, except when it’s not
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A vagina is a vagina is a vagina, except when it’s not
Wednesday 25 September 2024, 12:25 AM
Transwomen go to Thailand for gender-affirming genital surgery as the waiting list in Aotearoa is glacially slow [Image: Niels Steeman on Unsplash]
Sexual health specialist Massimo Giola discusses feminising gender-affirming genital surgery and why you need to know the surgical technique used for each patient
Key points, Clinicians need to know how gender-affirming genital surgery was performed and what tissues were used, in order to provide optimal care and advice.
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Hontscharuk R, Alba B, Hamidian Jahromi A, Schechter L. Penile inversion vaginoplasty outcomes: Complications and satisfaction. Andrology 2021;9(6):1732–43.
The New Zealand Sexual Health Society. Guidelines. www.nzshs.org/guidelines