Urinary incontinence may occur in transgender individuals after gender-affirming surgery. Uro-recto-genital/urological surgery for transgender patients is a specialized surgical subspecialty that focuses on addressing urinary and reproductive system-related concerns of transgender individuals. This type of surgery can include various procedures such as vaginoplasty, phalloplasty, metoidioplasty, orchiectomy, penectomy, and urethroplasty. The goal of uro-recto-genital/urological surgery for transgender patients is to alleviate gender dysphoria, a condition in which individuals experience distress due to a mismatch between their gender identity and their assigned sex at birth. You can find out which of our Healthcare Providers have expertise in this area on our Workstreams & Expertise page. The EAU Guidelines on urethral strictures include disease management for transgender patients. You can access these from our guidelines page:Surgery for Transgender Patients (ERN eUROGEN EA 2.7)
Expertise Area Coordinator: Armin Soave
Vice-EAC: Timo Ole Nieder
Guidelines
