Boskey Elizabeth R, Kant Jessica D
Division of Gynecology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Behav Sci Law. 2025 May-Jun;43(3):287-298. doi: 10.1002/bsl.2712. Epub 2025 Jan 1.
Gender affirming surgeries are procedures that are used by transgender and gender diverse individuals to align their bodies to their gender identities. These have been shown to improve the mental health and wellbeing of those individuals who choose to access them. Rates of regret associated with gender affirming surgeries are low, and in addition to improving mental health and quality of life, these procedures have the potential to make it safer for transgender and gender diverse people to move through the world. This article provides a narrative review that places gender affirming surgeries in the current sociopolitical context of the United States. It describes common types of gender affirming surgery, protocols for surgical assessment, and the risks and benefits of surgery.
性别肯定手术是跨性别者和性别多样化个体用来使身体与性别认同相一致的手术。这些手术已被证明能改善选择接受手术者的心理健康和幸福感。与性别肯定手术相关的后悔率很低，而且除了改善心理健康和生活质量外，这些手术还有可能让跨性别者和性别多样化的人在社会中活动时更安全。本文提供了一篇叙述性综述，将性别肯定手术置于美国当前的社会政治背景下。它描述了性别肯定手术的常见类型、手术评估方案以及手术的风险和益处。
