ABSTRACT
This article presents a retrospective descriptive analysis about female-to-male (FtM) gender-affirmation nongenital surgical procedures involving the gynecological team at the CIDIGeM (Centro Interdipartimentale Disturbi di Identità di Genere Molinette) Center in Turin. From 2004 to 2019, seventy FtM transsexual patients underwent hysteroannessiectomy: the chosen surgical technique involved a Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. The patients presented a median age of 30.5 years (range 21-53). No patients presented intraoperative complications, the median of surgery time was 80 min (range 40-150) and the hospital stay median was 5 days (range: 2-25). Histopathological examinations were negative for cancer in all patients except for one unknown case of grade 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy is confirmed to be the method of choice in the group of FtM transsexuals: this approach has several advantages over abdominal hysterectomy, including more rapid recovery, fewer wound or abdominal wall infections; moreover, it has enabled us to preserve the vital structures needed for reconstruction of external genitalia. Cancer risk is still considered an area of priority in transgender research; thus, we underline the importance of performing a histopathological examination of the surgical specimen.
