Gender affirming care

Question 1

Sex

Answer 1

chromosomal and anatomic

Question 2

Sexual orientation

Answer 2

the gender a person is attracted to

Question 3

Gender identity

Answer 3

internal state of being male, female, or on the spectrum

Question 4

Gender expression

Answer 4

how one manifests one’s self through social norms

Question 5

Pansexual

Answer 5

attracted to more than one sex

Question 6

Bisexual

Answer 6

attracted to both male and female

Question 7

Asexual

Answer 7

not attracted to anyone

Question 8

Queer

Answer 8

still figuring out how they feel

Question 9

Transgender male

Answer 9

transgender person who was recorded female at birth but has a masculine gender identity

Question 10

Transgender female

Answer 10

transgender person who was recorded male at birth but has a feminine gender identity

Question 11

Non-binary

Answer 11

a spectrum of gender identities that are not exclusively male or female

Question 12

Endosex

Answer 12

a term used to describe a person whose sex characteristics meet social and medical norms for male and female bodied-people

Question 13

Intersex

Answer 13

a term used to describe a person who is born with biological traits that do not fit into those that traditionally characterize male or female

Question 14

What is important to assess during appointments

Answer 14

gender identity, pronouns, sexual orientation, and affirmed name

Question 15

What is needed before biomedical interventions are used

Answer 15

psychosocial assessment of gender dysphoria

Question 16

What needs to be in control before biomedical assessments are used

Answer 16

other mental health conditions

Question 17

How are facial feminization surgeries done

Answer 17

done on one area of the face at a time, under general

Question 18

Post-op of facial feminization surgery

Answer 18

4-6 week recovery, limits on lifting, limits on strenuous activity, avoid certain supplements, avoid sunlight, swelling can take months to go down

Question 19

How long are feminizing hormones needed before breast surgery

Answer 19

12 months

Question 20

Post-op chest masculizing surgery

Answer 20

drains and/or compression vest after surgery, 6+ week recovery

Question 21

Orchiectomy

Answer 21

surgical removal of testes –> testosterone production

Question 22

Orchiectomy intra-op

Answer 22

low-risk same day procedure, tissue can be saved for vaginoplasty

Question 23

Vaginoplasty

Answer 23

overall creation of a vagina - labiaplasty, clitoroplasty, penectomy

Question 24

Does the prostate stay intact during vaginoplasty

Answer 24

yes, routine screenings still need to be done

Question 25

Post-op vaginoplasty

Answer 25

healing is at least a year, stent is placed in the canal and removed one day 5, new canal can collapse, monitor urinary retention, urethra can develop scarring

Question 26

Phalloplasty

Answer 26

overall creation of a penis

Question 27

Post-op phalloplasty

Answer 27

Need to heal before penis is used for urination, at least one year recovery time

Question 28

Metaidoplasty

Answer 28

clitoral tissue is extended from the body

Question 29

When does a metaidoplasty occur

Answer 29

after clitoral enlargement due to testosterone

Question 30

What is important for post-op (all surgeries)

Answer 30

make sure the patient understands what things are expected to look like post-op