Introduction This is a follow-up study of 45
male and 36 female sex reassigned transsexuals.
Method The subjects were interviewed before
and 1 to 8 years following sex reassignment surgery.
Results When first seen the males (mean age
23.8 years) were slightly younger than females (mean age 24.9 years). The
males had less education and held lower level jobs. They started their
sexual life about 1-2 years earlier, but they cross-dressed 4-7 years later
than the females. The follow-up results showed that 35% were married and all
of them had no problems adjusting to their new life. The overall results
were 56% very good and 44% good. There is no pre-operative variables that
can predict good adjustments for female transsexuals. For male transsexuals,
earlier age of transsexual manifestation was related to good post-operative
adjustments.
Discussion The females were less satisfied
with the surgery, but they adjusted well as the males. The results were
comparable with those from previous studies.
Citation: Singapore
Med J 1993 Dec;34(6):515-7 an article published on
the Internet by PubMed <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/>
