Sexual Function of Trans Women After Vaginoplasty

Genital feminine affirming surgery may be an important step for transgender women. Vaginoplasty consists in the creation of external female genitalia and an operational vaginal cavity, and thus responds to major functional and aesthetic issues.

Different techniques are available: inversion of penile skin flap for creation of the vulva. The vaginal cavity may come from scrotal skin graft, sigmoid segment, small intestine, or peritoneal flap.

Vaginoplasty has a major place in the the transgender woman pathway, but the specific evaluation of long-term sexuality has not been explored so far.

Multicentric (Lyon, FR - Lille, FR - Limoges, FR), prospective, observational study Patients who underwent vaginoplasty or revision vaginoplasty.

Main objective:

To assess sexuality after sex reassignment surgery in transgender women.

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Key information

Conditions

Gender Dysphoria Vaginoplasty Sexuality Behavior Gender Dysphoria Mental Disorders Personal Satisfaction Sexual Behavior Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological Sexuality

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Lille University Hospital, Lille, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

> 18 years old
Underwent vaginoplasty or revision in Lyon South Hospital, Lille University Hospital, Limoges University Hospital, between January 2007 and December 2019
Penile inversion vaginoplasty with scrotal skin graft

Exclusion criteria

< 18 years old
Vaginoplasty other than scrotal skin graft : intestinal segment or peritoneal flap

Treatment and study plan

Validated and non-validated questionnaire for exploration of sexuality and satisfaction after surgical procedure

Other

Validated questionnaire : Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), Female Genital Self-Imaging Scale (FGSIS), Body Image Scale (BIS), Non-validated questionnaire exploring post-surgery satisfaction, self-esteem scale, sexology.

Primary outcomes

evaluation of FSFI : Female Sexual Function Index

Time frame: At inclusion

specific questionnaire scale
evaluation of FGSIS : Female Genital Self Imaging Scale

Time frame: At inclusion

specific questionnaire scale
evaluation of BIS : Body Image Scale

Time frame: At inclusion

specific questionnaire scale
evaluation of Rosenberg Self-esteem scale

Time frame: At inclusion

specific questionnaire scale

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Exploring Sexual Function and Satisfaction of Trans Women After Vaginoplasty: Results of a Multicentric Survey

Acronym: GGAS-SEX

Important dates

Study start: 2021
Primary completion: 2022
Study completion: 2022
First posted: Mar 23, 2022
Registry last updated: Feb 10, 2023

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