Orchiectomy for transgender women

Aaron Grotas; Alexandra R. Siegal

doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-98377-8.00019-1

Orchiectomy for transgender women

Aaron Grotas, Alexandra R. Siegal

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Bilateral orchiectomy is an important surgery for transwomen and nonbinary people. Not only does removal of both testicles help conform to gender identity, but it also decreases testosterone production, removing the need to take antiandrogen medications. Bilateral orchiectomy is a safe outpatient surgery that can be performed by most surgeons without much additional training. This chapter highlights several key surgical points and differences between a simple orchiectomy for castration and orchiectomy of an atrophied or dead testicle.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Atlas of Operative Techniques in Gender Affirmation Surgery
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	39-48
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9780323983778
ISBN (Print)	9780323985574
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-98377-8.00019-1
State	Published - 1 Jan 2023

Keywords

Castration
Gender identity
Orchiectomy
Transgender

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