Examining gender-specific mental health risks after gender-affirming surgery

a national database study

Lewis, Joshua E BS
Patterson, Amani R MBS
Effirim, Maame A BS
Patel, Manav M BSA
Lim, Shawn E BS
Cuello, Victoria A BS
Phan, Marc H BS
Lee, Wei-Chen PhD

School of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, United States
John Sealy School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1317, United States
John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Houston, Houston, TX 77030, United States
John Sealy School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1317, United States
John Sealy School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1317, United States
John Sealy School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1317, United States
John Sealy School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1317, United States
Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1123, United States

Corresponding author: Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1123, United States. Email: [email protected]

Received November 06, 2024

Received in revised form January 25, 2025

Accepted February 04, 2025

The Journal of Sexual Medicine Publish Ahead of Print, February 25, 2025. | DOI: 10.1093/jsxmed/qdaf026