Genital sensitivity after sex reassignment surgery in transsexual patients

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 427-433

  Selvaggi, Gennaro ^a   Monstrey, Stan ^a   Ceulemans, Peter ^a   T'Sjoen, Guy ^a   De Cuypere, Griet ^a   Hoebeke, Piet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gender dysphoria; Phalloplasty; Sensitivity; Sex reassignment surgery; Transsexualism; Vaginoplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLITORIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGASM; PENIS; PENIS GLANS; PENIS RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX TRANSFORMATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TACTILE STIMULATION; TRANSSEXUALISM; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VAGINOCLITOROPLASTY;

CLITORIS; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; ORGASM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SENSATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TRANSSEXUALISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

EID: 34147184814     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000238428.91834.be     Document Type: Article

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