Sexuality in Transmen During Hormone and Operative Treatment

The aim of the study is to investigate transmen's sexuality and body satisfaction during hormonal and surgical reassignment. Furthermore sexual orientation, sexual behavior and gender dysphoria will be assessed. Therefore an online survey with five measurements throughout the gender reassignment treatment is conducted. As a matter of Routine, postoperative complications will be recorded retrospectively. To compare transmen's data with cisgender women and men we will be using data of the questionnaire's validation studies. The following questionnaires are used: Sexuality: Multidimensionaler Fragebogen zur Sexualität (Brenk-Franz \& Strauß, 2011). Sexual orientation: Fragebogen zur Sexualgeschichte und zum sexuellen Verhalten (Brenk, 2005) Gender dysphoria: Utrecht Gender Dysphoria Scale (Cohen-Kettenis \& Van Goozen, 1997) Body image: Fragebogen zum Körperbild (Clement \& Löwe, 1996) Sociodemographic questionnaire: age, education, work, living situation, relationship status, gender reassignment treatment so far, coming out Case report form T0: baseline measurement (patient is at the start of the hormonal treatment or has already startet but has not undergone any gender reassignment surgery) T1: within 2 weeks before the mastectomy T2: 6 months (+/- 2 weeks) after mastectomy T3: 6 months (+/- 2 weeks) after colpectomy T4: 6 months (+/- 2 weeks) after the last gender reassignment surgery