A Standardized Counseling Approach to Preoperative Education in Transmasculine Individuals Receiving Gender-affirming Surgery

The intervention will be an educational handout provided to a randomized cohort of patients that reviews the benefits and risks of retaining ovaries vs removing them. This educational handout will be provided prior to the surgical consultation at the time of the initial survey.

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Key information

Conditions

Hysterectomy Gender Affirming Surgery

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Any transgender or non-binary individual
Age 18-65
Assigned female at birth who desires a gender-affirming hysterectomy with or without oophorectomy
English-speaking

Exclusion criteria

Non-transgender individuals
Any transgender individual who has already had a bilateral oophorectomy
Any transgender person who was born without ovaries or a uterus
Non-English speaking

Treatment and study plan

Educational handout

Other

educational handout provided to a randomized cohort of patients that reviews the benefits and risks of retaining ovaries vs removing them. This educational handout will be provided prior to the surgical consultation at the time of the initial survey.

Primary outcomes

Decisional Conflict Score

Time frame: Day 1

Lower score = less conflict

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Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Minnesota

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2026
Primary completion: 2028
Study completion: 2028
First posted: Jan 8, 2026
Registry last updated: Apr 3, 2026

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