sex reassignment surgery
Gender confirmation procedure
Sex reassignment surgery refers to surgical procedures that alter a person's physical sex characteristics to align with their gender identity.
The term covers various operations—genital reconstruction, chest surgery, facial feminization or masculinization—typically undertaken by transgender individuals as part of medical transition.
Also called gender confirmation surgery or gender-affirming surgery: She's saving for sex reassignment surgery.
The older term sex change operation is now considered dated.
Genital reconstructive surgery
- orchiectomySurgical testicle extraction
- hysterectomyExcision of the uterus
- mastectomySurgical breast removal
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
scalpel · hospital · operation · recovery · complications · revision · dilation · catheter
Gender differs from assignment
- nonbinaryOutside male-female categories
- genderqueerOutside the two-category system
- FTMMale-identifying trans abbreviation
- MTFTransgender feminine transition
gender identity · gender expression · transfeminine · transmasculine · gender-affirming · bodily autonomy · authenticity · self-recognition
Distress from body-identity mismatch
- hormone therapyTreatment using body's messengers
- informed consentPermission given with understanding
- standards of careRequired professional conduct levels
- real-life experiencePractical exposure to events
gender clinic · endocrinologist · psychiatrist · psychologist · voice training · legal name change · gender marker · coming out
Consent to receive
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- inclusionBeing made part
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
respect · solidarity · advocacy · community · chosen family · allies · visibility · representation
Study of right conduct
- bioethicsMoral philosophy for medicine
- debateFormal argument on issues
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
religious objections · age restrictions · gatekeeping · detransition · medicalization · pathologization · parental consent · military policy
vaginoplasty
Genital reconstructive surgery
- orchiectomySurgical testicle extraction
- hysterectomyExcision of the uterus
- mastectomySurgical breast removal
anesthesia · scalpel · hospital · operation · recovery · complications · revision · dilation · catheter · scarring
transgender
Gender differs from assignment
- nonbinaryOutside male-female categories
- genderqueerOutside the two-category system
- FTMMale-identifying trans abbreviation
MTF · gender identity · gender expression · transfeminine · transmasculine · gender-affirming · bodily autonomy · authenticity · self-recognition · congruence
gender dysphoria
Distress from body-identity mismatch
- hormone therapyTreatment using body's messengers
- informed consentPermission given with understanding
- standards of careRequired professional conduct levels
real-life experience · gender clinic · endocrinologist · psychiatrist · psychologist · voice training · legal name change · gender marker · coming out · passing
acceptance
Consent to receive
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- inclusionBeing made part
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
affirmation · respect · solidarity · advocacy · community · chosen family · allies · visibility · representation · understanding
ethics
Study of right conduct
- bioethicsMoral philosophy for medicine
- debateFormal argument on issues
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
policy · religious objections · age restrictions · gatekeeping · detransition · medicalization · pathologization · parental consent · military policy · discrimination
sex reassignment surgerywatchful waiting
Monitoring before acting
puberty blockers · talk therapy · psychotherapy · non-invasive treatment
sex reassignment surgeryreconstructive surgery
Procedures restoring normal appearance
sexually, sexuality, reassign, reassignment, reassigned, reassigning, assign, assignment, assigns