Symptomatic Neovaginal Candidiasis in Transgender Women After Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty: A Clinical Case Series of Five Consecutive Patients | Zendy

Kristin B. de Haseth | Zendy; Marlon E. Buncamper | Zendy; Müjde Özer | Zendy; Lian Elfering | Zendy; Jan Maerten Smit | Zendy; MarkBram Bouman | Zendy; Wouter B. van der Sluis | Zendy

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Symptomatic Neovaginal Candidiasis in Transgender Women After Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty: A Clinical Case Series of Five Consecutive Patients

Author(s) -

Kristin B. de Haseth,

Marlon E. Buncamper,

Müjde Özer,

Lian Elfering,

Jan Maerten Smit,

MarkBram Bouman,

Wouter B. van der Sluis

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

transgender health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.242

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 2688-4887

pISSN - 2380-193X

DOI - 10.1089/trgh.2017.0045

Subject(s) - vaginoplasty , medicine , transgender , surgery , miconazole , gynecology , vagina , dermatology , antifungal , psychology , psychoanalysis

Background: Vaginoplasty is performed as gender-affirming surgery in transgender women. While multiple surgical techniques exist for this goal, penile inversion vaginoplasty is performed most frequently. Neovaginal symptoms may impede sexual functioning after surgery. Methods: A total of five consecutive patients with symptoms and positive swabs for neovaginal candida infection were described. Results: All patients presented with white-colored neovaginal discharge and some with neovaginal itching and/or malodor. All were topically treated with miconazole, which resulted in symptom clearance. Follow-up swabs were negative for candida. Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first report on (symptomatic) candidiasis of the penile-inverted neovagina.

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