PHO Microbiology Rounds: A Step Towards Understanding Neovaginal Health for Trans Women скачать в хорошем качестве

PHO Microbiology Rounds: A Step Towards Understanding Neovaginal Health for Trans Women

Transfeminine describes people who were assigned male at birth but have a feminine gender identity. Many transfeminine people access gender affirming medical care to create sexual characteristics that are congruent with their gender. Penile inversion vaginoplasty creates a vulva and vaginal canal (referred to as a neovagina) using penile tissue, and is now available at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto. Biomedical research has focused on vaginoplasty surgical outcomes, but little is known of how to care for this unique organ and diagnostics/treatments designed for cisgender women are ineffective. In this PHO Rounds, attendees will learn about the tissue structure and microbiome of the healed neovagina of transfeminine people, which differs substantially from the natal vagina of people assigned female at birth. Common neovaginal symptoms will be discussed, as will the utility of treatments and diagnostics that would typically be used when transfeminine people present to primary care physicians with these symptoms. By the end of this session, participants will be able to: • Describe the tissue microstructure of the neovagina created by penile inversion vaginoplasty, a surgery now available in Ontario • Identify how the neovaginal microbiome differs from the natal vagina and penile skin • Gain insight into which neovaginal bacteria are likely beneficial, and which are associated with inflammation • Explain why best-practices, diagnostics, and treatments designed for the natal vagina cannot be applied to the neovagina Presenter(s): Dr. Jessica Prodger, PhD The presentation can be found here: https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en...