The nurse is caring for a patient with gender dysphoria who underwent gender reassignment surgery 14 months ago. The patient tells the nurse that she regrets her decision of having the surgery
What is the most common reason individuals feel regret after gender reassignment surgery?
1. Failure to acknowledge the social implications of living as a member of the opposite gender.
2. Failure to live as a member of the opposite gender for a significant period of time prior to undergoing surgery.
3. Failure to comply with long-term pharmacologic and hormonal therapy after surgery.
4. Failure to go through diagnostic testing prior to undergoing surgery.
Answer: 2
Explanation: More often than not, individuals who regret gender reassignment surgery failed to go through a social transition of living as a member of the opposite gender for a significant period of time (as long as 2 years) prior to undergoing surgery. These individuals may have acknowledged the social implications of living as a member of the opposite gender; however, these individuals may not have spent sufficient time making the social transition. Failure to comply with pharmacologic or hormonal therapy are not associated with regretting the surgical procedure. A patient who fails to undergo the required pre-surgical diagnostic testing does not undergo the procedure.
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