A Standardized Counseling Approach to Preoperative Education in Transmasculine Individuals Receiving Gender-affirming Surgery

This study is examining whether providing a detailed educational handout before surgery helps transgender and non-binary individuals make more informed decisions about whether to keep or remove their ovaries during a gender-affirming hysterectomy. Researchers want to know if reading about the benefits and risks of oophorectomy (ovary removal) ahead of the surgical consultation improves patients' knowledge and confidence. Adults aged 18 to 65 who were assigned female at birth, identify as transgender or non-binary, and desire a gender-affirming hysterectomy are eligible if they speak English. Participation involves completing surveys before and after your surgical consultation and, for some participants, receiving the educational handout beforehand. This summary was prepared to help patients understand the study in plain language.