gender-affirming surgery

Also known as SRS, GAS, GRS, sex change surgery, sex change operation, gender confirmation surgery, gender affirmation surgery, sexual reassignment surgery

surgical procedures to alter sexual characteristics to match identified gender

In the Vinony graph

Vinony's link graph records 1,690 inbound references to gender-affirming surgery, and connects out to transgender history, transgender and sex assignment.

It is catalogued under topics including Gender transition and medicine, Surgical procedures and techniques and United States-centric.

Vinony links it to 36 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Other names: Gender confirmation surgery, gender reassignment surgery, sex reassignment surgery
Specialty: Gynecology , urology , maxillofacial surgery , otorhinolaryngology , reconstructive surgery , sexual health
Mesh: D057830

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Research

2,914 papers

Gender affirming surgery.Current opinion in urology · 2024
Gender-Affirming Surgery: Perioperative Medical Care.Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists · 2022
Gender-Affirming Facial Surgery.Oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America · 2024
Genital gender-affirming surgery for transgender women.Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology · 2023
Gender-Affirming Surgery: Current Concepts.Current urology reports · 2018

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: transitioning
Has part: masculinizing surgery

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different from: circumcision
medical condition treated: gender dysphoria
short name: GaOP
facet of: transgender
Commons category: Gender-affirming surgery

Sources (1)

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Encyclopedic overview

Gender-affirming surgery (GAS) is a surgical procedure, or a series of procedures, that alters a person's physical appearance and sexual characteristics to resemble those associated with their gender identity. The phrase is most often associated with transgender health care, though many such treatments are also pursued by cisgender individuals. It is also known as sex reassignment surgery (SRS), gender confirmation surgery (GCS), and several other names.

Professional medical organizations have established Standards of Care, which apply before someone can apply for and receive gender-affirming surgeries, including psychological evaluation, and a period of real-life experience living in the desired gender.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “gender-affirming surgery” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.