Regret after sex reassignment surgery in a male-to-female transsexual: A long-term follow-up

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 501-506

  Olsson, Stig Eric ^a,b,d   Möller, Anders ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^d Psykosteamet Järntorget ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gender dysphoria; Gender identity disorder; Sex reassignment surgery; Sexual orientation; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DYSLEXIA; EMOTION; EVALUATION; FETISHISM; FOLLOW UP; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSSEXUAL; OVERANXIOUS REACTION OF CHILDHOOD; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REGRET; RISK FACTOR; SEX TRANSFORMATION; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM; TRANSSEXUALISM; TRANSVESTISM;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 33748997647     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-006-9040-8     Document Type: Article

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