Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. Vaginoplasty in male-female transsexuals and criteria for sex reassignment surgery. Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) 1997: 25 Authors' objectives This report has been prepared in response to a request for information on sex reassignment surgery in relation to applications for funding of such procedures. In particular, information was sought on generally accepted criteria for vaginoplasty.
Authors' conclusions Vaginoplasty is one of a number of approaches to management of gender dysphoria in male to female transsexuals. There is no single model of treatment of transsexualism. An effective model of treatment will utilize hormone therapy and surgical reconstruction, and also include counselling, psychotherapeutic approaches, electrolysis and speech therapy.
Reviews of results give strong evidence of the effectiveness of reassignment surgery.
Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Reconstructive Surgical Procedures; Transsexualism /surgery; Vagina /surgery Language Published English Country of organisation Canada English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence 1200, 10405 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5J 3N4. Tel: +1 780 448 4881; Fax: +1 780 448 0018 Email: djuzwishin@ihe.ca AccessionNumber 31998008920 Date bibliographic record published 24/08/1998 Date abstract record published 24/08/1998 |