The neovaginal microbiome of transgender women post-gender reassignment surgery

The neovaginal microbiome of transgender women post-gender reassignment surgery

Abstract Background Gender reassignment surgery is a procedure some transgender women (TW) undergo for gender-affirming purposes. This often includes the construction of a neovagina using existing penile and scrotal tissue and/or a sigmoid colon graft. There are limited data regarding the compositio...

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Main Authors: Kenzie D. Birse, Kateryna Kratzer, Christina Farr Zuend, Sarah Mutch, Laura Noël-Romas, Alana Lamont, Max Abou, Emilia Jalil, Valdiléa Veloso, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Ruth Khalili Friedman, Kristina Broliden, Frideborg Bradley, Vanessa Poliquin, Fan Li, Carolyn Yanavich, Adam Burgener, Grace Aldrovandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Transgender women
Neovagina
Gender reassignment surgery
Microbiome
Metaproteomics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-020-00804-1

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