Quality of Life and Sexual Health after Sex Reassignment Surgery in Transsexual Men

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3379-3388

  Wierckx, Katrien ^a   Van Caenegem, Eva ^a   Elaut, Els ^a   Dedecker, David ^a   Van de Peer, Fleur ^a   Toye, Kaatje ^a   Weyers, Steven ^a   Hoebeke, Piet ^a   Monstrey, Stan ^a   De Cuypere, Griet ^a   T'Sjoen, Guy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gender identity disorder; Quality of life; Sex reassignment surgery; Sexual functioning; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE ESTER; TESTOSTERONE UNDECANOATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SEX REASSIGNMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; TRANSSEXUALISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960183834     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02348.x     Document Type: Article

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