More than half of trans women who have ‘bottom’ surgery are in so much pain years later they need medical attention, a study suggests.
Up to a third of patients also struggled to use the toilet or find suffered sexual issues 12 months after the operation, which sees patients transitioning from male to female given a surgically cons in the US and Canada.
Of the 80 trans women sampled in the Canadian study, almost 54% reported ongoing pain up to two years after their vaginoplasty surgery.Many had more than one symptom, which included vaginal dryness, numbness, malodor and issues with the wound’s healing
indicated the number of patients going under the knife increased more than 150-fold between 2010 and 2018.
It is thought that the reduced stigma and heightened awareness around trans issues have contributed to the rise.
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