Operative Complications, Vaginal Bleeding, and Practice Considerations for Patients on Testosterone Undergoing Gender-Affirming Hysterectomy

(Abstracted from J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2024;31:836–842) Gender-affirming care is a term that describes healthcare interventions targeted at improving mental health by aligning physical traits with a patient’s gender identity. Transmasculine individuals can choose from procedures such as testosterone therapy, mastectomy, hysterectomy with or without oophorectomy, vaginectomy, and/or phalloplasty.