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[[Hysterectomy]] is any kind of [[surgery]] to take away some or all of the uterus, and sometimes other parts of the reproductive system, depending on the kind of hysterectomy. | [[Hysterectomy]] is any kind of [[surgery]] to take away some or all of the uterus, and sometimes other parts of the reproductive system, depending on the kind of hysterectomy. | ||
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==Transgender people and hysterectomy== | ==Transgender people and hysterectomy== | ||
For transgender people, including some nonbinary people, a hysterectomy is part of their [[transition]]. A person doesn't need to have a hysterectomy in order to validate their [[gender identity]] unless | For transgender people, including some nonbinary people, a hysterectomy is part of their [[transition]]. A person doesn't need to have a hysterectomy in order to validate their [[gender identity]] unless that is what they personally want to do. For transgender people, their reasons for getting a hysterectomy may include: | ||
* Getting rid of menstruation because it troubles their [[gender dysphoria]] | * Getting rid of menstruation because it troubles their [[gender dysphoria]] | ||
* Making it so they can't get pregnant | * Making it so they can't get pregnant | ||
* As part of changing their genitals to how they want them to be | * As part of changing their genitals to how they want them to be | ||
* Satisfying their region's requirements for changing their [[legal gender]]. (Some countries require [[transgender men]] to get hysterectomies in order to change their paperwork to say "male." Other countries don't require this specific procedure, and require only that they get some kind of "[[bottom surgery]]" in order to say that the person's "[[sex]]" has been changed. Some countries don't require any kind of bottom surgery for transgender men at all.) | * Satisfying their region's requirements for changing their [[legal gender]]. (Some countries require [[transgender men]] to get hysterectomies in order to change their paperwork to say "male."<ref name="JeftovicStojanovic2018">{{cite journal|last1=Jeftovic|first1=M.|last2=Stojanovic|first2=B.|last3=Bizic|first3=M.|last4=Stanojevic|first4=D.|last5=Kisic|first5=J.|last6=Bencic|first6=M.|last7=Djordjevic|first7=M. L.|title=Hysterectomy with Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy in Female-to-Male Gender Affirmation Surgery: Comparison of Two Methods|journal=BioMed Research International|volume=2018|year=2018|pages=1–5|issn=2314-6133|doi=10.1155/2018/3472471|quote=In many countries, hysterectomy with salpingo-oophorectomy is a condition for legal recognition of the male sex [...] it can be performed as an isolated procedure, or at the same time with mastectomy and/or sex reassignment surgery.}}</ref> Other countries don't require this specific procedure, and require only that they get some kind of "[[bottom surgery]]" in order to say that the person's "[[sex]]" has been changed. Some countries don't require any kind of bottom surgery for transgender men at all.) | ||
Most kinds of hysterectomy make it so the person is very unlikely to get pregnant ([[sterilization]]). However, as long as there are still some parts of the ovaries and cervix, there may be some risk left of | Most kinds of hysterectomy make it so the person is very unlikely to get pregnant ([[sterilization]]). However, as long as there are still some parts of the ovaries and cervix, there may be some risk left of ectopic pregnancy (a pregnancy developing outside the uterus, in which the pregnancy is almost always non-viable and life-threatening to the pregnant person). Some kinds of hysterectomy make a person stop menstruating and go through menopause, though it doesn't necessarily get rid of all symptoms related to menstruation. | ||
It is possible for a hysterectomy to be performed at the same time as a [[Top_surgery#Mastectomy|mastectomy]] and/or a [[phalloplasty]], or it can be done on its own.<ref name="JeftovicStojanovic2018" /> | |||
==Kinds of hysterectomy== | ==Kinds of hysterectomy== | ||
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*[http://neutrois.me/2013/03/05/hysterectomy-for-ftms-part-1/ Neutrois Nonsense: Hysterectomy for FTMs] | *[http://neutrois.me/2013/03/05/hysterectomy-for-ftms-part-1/ Neutrois Nonsense: Hysterectomy for FTMs] | ||
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