Sex Reassignment Procedures
Sex reassignment procedures, also known as gender confirmation surgery, refer to surgical procedures that alter a person's sexual characteristics to align with their gender identity. These procedures can include genital reconstruction surgeries, as well as chest reconstructive surgeries for transgender women and breast augmentation for transgender men. The goal of sex reassignment procedures is to help individuals feel more comfortable and congruent in their bodies, and they are typically performed as part of a larger process of gender transition that may also include hormone therapy and social transition.
Sex Reassignment Surgery
Sex reassignment surgery, also known as gender confirmation surgery, is a medical intervention that involves the surgical alteration of primary and/or secondary sex characteristics to align with a person's gender identity. This may include procedures such as genital reconstruction, chest reconstruction, and facial feminization surgery, among others. The goal of sex reassignment surgery is to help individuals feel more comfortable and congruent in their bodies, and it is typically performed as part of a larger medical and psychosocial treatment plan for transgender and gender nonconforming people.
Transsexualism
Transsexualism är ett begrepp inom psykiatrin och medicinen som beskriver en person som känner att deras biologiska kön inte stämmer överens med deras psykiska könsidentitet. Denna identitetsdiskonformitet kan leda till kliniskt signifikanta lidande och funktionsnedsättning i individens vardagliga liv. Många transsexuella personer söker medicinsk behandling för att harmoniera sin fysiska kön med sin psykiska könsidentitet, ofta genom hormonbehandling och kirurgi. Det är dock värt att notera att det nu inte längre används som en diagnos i den senaste upplagan av Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), utgiven av American Psychiatric Association, och istället har ersatts med "gender dysfori".