Management of Gender Dysphoria

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction: My Personal Experience Through the Years

   • Carlo Trombetta

   Pages 1-10

3. General Aspects

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. Sexual Ambiguity: Development of Judgement and Evaluation Criteria over the Centuries

      • Domenico Rosselli

      Pages 13-17

   3. Gender Dysphoria: Definition and Evolution Through the Years

      • Lin Fraser

      Pages 19-31

   4. The DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for Gender Dysphoria

      • Kenneth J. Zucker

      Pages 33-37

   5. Epidemiologic Considerations on Transsexualism

      • Fabio Barbone

      Pages 39-46

   6. Etiopathogenetic Hypotheses of Transsexualism

      • Randi Ettner

      Pages 47-53

   7. Imaging: Examination Technique

      • Michele Bertolotto, Francesca Cacciato, Gladiola Kaso, Matilde Cazzagon, Piero Pavlica

      Pages 55-60

   8. Clinical Management of Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents

      • Domenico Di Ceglie

      Pages 61-72

4. Management of Male to Female

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73

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   2. Psychological Characteristics and Sexuality of Natal Males with Gender Dysphoria

      • Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis, Els Elaut, Baudewijntje P. C. Kreukels

      Pages 75-82

   3. Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Male-to-Female Persons

      • Alessandra Daphne Fisher, Mario Maggi

      Pages 83-91

   4. My Personal Technique

      • Carlo Trombetta

      Pages 93-104

   5. Vaginoplasty in Male Transsexuals Using Penile Skin and Urethral Flap

      • Sava V. Perovic

      Pages 105-115

   6. Surgical Therapy: Construction of the Neovagina Using the Pelvic Peritoneum

      • Alenka Fetih, Andreja Štolfa Gruntar, Miloš Petrovic´

      Pages 117-124

   7. Technical Suggestions for Better and Lasting Functional and Aesthetic Outcomes in Creating the Neoclitoris

      • Carlo Trombetta, Fulvio Colombo, Paolo Umari, Giovanni Liguori, Michele Rizzo, Miloš Petrovic´ et al.

      Pages 125-133

   8. Feminization Laryngoplasty: Surgical Therapy

      • Andrea Luigi Cavalot, Diego Cossu

      Pages 135-144

   9. Surgical Therapy: Mastoplasty

      • Giovanni Papa, Vittorio Ramella, Michele Pascone

      Pages 145-151

   10. Complications of MTF Vaginoplasty

       • Allison S. Glass, Marci L. Bowers

       Pages 153-160

This book is especially focused on the surgical aspect on Gender Dysphoria. Male to female surgery is widely discussed as well as the female to male conversion. Full information on hormone administration and surgical procedures are provided. Mental health issues are also described, as well as ethics, the law and psychosocial issues. The text is extensively referenced and includes numerous photos, tables and figures to clearly illustrate information. Based on collaboration between international experts in transgender health, this book is an essential guide for health care professionals, educators, students, patients and patients’ families concerning the psychological, hormonal, surgical and social support of transgender individuals.

• Patient satisfaction
• Psychology
• Sex reassignment surgery
• Surgery
• thoracic surgery
• sexual behaviour

• Department of Urology, University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy

  Carlo Trombetta, Giovanni Liguori

• Department of Radiology, University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy

  Michele Bertolotto

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