Quality of life and hormones after sex reassignment surgery

摘要: Transpeople often look for sex reassignment surgery (SRS) to improve their quality of life (QoL). The hormonal therapy has many positive effects before and after SRS. There are no studies about correlation between status QoL To gather information on QoL, sexual body image in transpeople at least 2 years SRS, compare these results with a control group evaluate the relations chosen items status. Data from 60 transsexuals healthy matched controls were collected. Testosterone, estradiol, LH World Health Organization Quality Life (WHOQOL-100) self-reported questionnaire evaluated. Student’s t test was applied controls. Multiple regression model WHOQOL’s LH. scores not statistically different groups’ ones. In subscale, transwomen’s similar biological women’s ones, whereas transmen’s lower than men’s ones (P = 0.003). scored transmen transwomen (P = 0.048). A significant inverse relationship found. This study highlights general satisfaction particular, transpeople’s turns out be Italian resulted inversely correlated scores.