Editing Vaginectomy
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision | Your text | ||
Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
{{Template:Surgeries}} | {{Template:Surgeries}} | ||
[[Colpectomy]], [[colpocleisis]], and [[vaginectomy]] are all roughly synonymous terms meaning the closure/removal of the vagina. There are also "partial" versions that leave a small canal open, unsuitable for sexual penetration but able to drain menses if the uterus and ovaries are still intact. In the "radical" or "total" version, the uterus (and cervix) must be removed as well, because menstruating into a closed body cavity is very dangerous. (Not sure if removing both ovaries instead would do the trick, though!) This can be done at the same time, but may requires a different surgeon (for instance, an OB-GYN to assist a urologist). | |||
At least for total vaginectomy, the doctor will also remove the vaginal mucosa walls, since they would continue to secrete into the closed body cavity. Different doctors have different methods for this, from excising the tissue (lengthy and bloody) to burning and cauterizing it (which requires special training). There is always a risk of missing a section which will continue to secrete and cause health risks, requiring follow-up surgery. | At least for total vaginectomy, the doctor will also remove the vaginal mucosa walls, since they would continue to secrete into the closed body cavity. Different doctors have different methods for this, from excising the tissue (lengthy and bloody) to burning and cauterizing it (which requires special training). There is always a risk of missing a section which will continue to secrete and cause health risks, requiring follow-up surgery. | ||
[[File:Vagina 1.jpg|thumb|200px|For definitions of anatomical terms used in this article, a diagram of a vulva, as seen in an adult who was assigned female at birth, and who has not had hormone therapy or surgery.]] | [[File:Vagina 1.jpg|thumb|200px|For definitions of anatomical terms used in this article, a diagram of a vulva, as seen in an adult who was assigned female at birth, and who has not had hormone therapy or surgery.]] | ||
Line 28: | Line 25: | ||
== Physical Results and Scars == | == Physical Results and Scars == | ||
Some of the [[scars|scarring]] depends on whether you get an abdominal, vaginal, or laparoscopic [[hysterectomy]] ([ | Some of the [[scars|scarring]] depends on whether you get an abdominal, vaginal, or laparoscopic [[hysterectomy]] ([http://openmindedhealth.com/transgender-101-trans-people/#TAHBSO this link] has a lot of info). Be aware that an abdominal hysto resembles the scar of a C-section and may be viewed as a scar from giving birth. Laparoscopic scars (usually to remove ovaries and the upper part of the uterus) are more like two dime-sized-or-smaller dots on each side of your belly and one in your belly-button. | ||
As for the vaginectomy itself, the tissue of the labia minora/small ridges are rolled over into the center where the vaginal opening used to be. This is not always perfectly symmetrical; some people end up with one side fused into the middle but the other side still being much like pre-surgery. This can also result in tissue that can grow hair being in the midline (which can be weird, especially if unexpected!). There is usually still a small cavity/dip where the vaginal opening used to be. Scars are likely not super visible. If you had urethral lengthening, your new opening is probably not very visible at all. | As for the vaginectomy itself, the tissue of the labia minora/small ridges are rolled over into the center where the vaginal opening used to be. This is not always perfectly symmetrical; some people end up with one side fused into the middle but the other side still being much like pre-surgery. This can also result in tissue that can grow hair being in the midline (which can be weird, especially if unexpected!). There is usually still a small cavity/dip where the vaginal opening used to be. Scars are likely not super visible. If you had urethral lengthening, your new opening is probably not very visible at all. | ||
== Recovery == | == Recovery == | ||
Line 60: | Line 53: | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [ | * [https://madgenderscience.wiki/wiki/Vaginectomy The vaginectomy article on the Mad Gender Science wiki, which is the source of the original text of this article.] | ||
[[Category:Transition]] | [[Category:Transition]] |