A novel and validated survey explores quality of life outcomes in transgender women following vaginoplasty
Gender-affirming surgeries, such as vaginoplasty, are associated with dramatic quality of life improvement in transgender people. All six gender identity metrics measured by the validated Affirming Surgery Form and Function Individual Reporting Measure survey showed unequivocal benefits following vaginoplasty.
Authors
- Joshua D. Safer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2497-8401)
- Alyxandra Ramsay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7889-0416)
- Andrew I. Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0072-3441)
- Jo Blankson
- Lara Finnerty-Haggerty
- Martha MacDonald
- Lily Leibner
- John Henry Pang
Institutions
- Mount Sinai Health System (US)
- Jacobi Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexual Health
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1071/sh25169
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00