Quality of Life Following Male to Female Gender Reassignment Surgery: ANarrative Review Study

With the increase in the prevalence of gender dysphoria, and the increase in people'sdesire to sex reassignment strategies, the increasing  effects of these therapies on quality of life are mainly observed. Understanding these effects enable the treatment community to empowers, transgender people to improve their quality of life.

This study is a narrative review study that searches using these keywords: Quality of life (QOL) -Gender reassignment surgery (GRS)- Sex reassignment surgery (SRS) - Male to female (MTF) In databases: Science Direct, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, Magiran, SID Done without time limit.

In this study, based on the mentioned keywords, 50 articles were obtained. After implementing inclusion and exclusion criteria, 13 articles remained. Based on the findings, some studies indicate that in long-term studies after surgery, the quality of life of transgender people is the same as ordinary people, and in some areas, the quality of life is lower than ordinary people.

Findings of the studies in this study, based on the surgical technique used, the time of examination of transgender people after surgery and the control group is variable. In general, the results indicate an increase in the quality of life of transgender people in the areas of interpersonal and social relationships and a decrease in the physical area despite patients' satisfaction with surgery. The results of changes in the field of psychology are variable and need further investigation in this area.