Body Image and Sexual Desire in the Context of Gender Affirming Therapy: Results of a Cross-sectional Multi-centered Transgender Study. Issue 5 (4th July 2021)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Body Image and Sexual Desire in the Context of Gender Affirming Therapy: Results of a Cross-sectional Multi-centered Transgender Study. Issue 5 (4th July 2021)
- Main Title:
- Body Image and Sexual Desire in the Context of Gender Affirming Therapy: Results of a Cross-sectional Multi-centered Transgender Study
- Authors:
- Garz, Maria
Schröder, Johanna
Nieder, Timo
Becker, Inga
Biedermann, Sarah
Hildebrandt, Thomas
Briken, Peer
Auer, Matthias
Fuß, Johannes - Abstract:
- Abstract: It has been posited that gender-affirming treatment (GAT) can have an influence on body image and sexual desire in trans people. This study aims to examine associations between GAT and sexual desire as well as whether body image mediates the influences of gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) or gender-affirming surgery (GAS) on sexual desire. A total of 210 individuals diagnosed with gender dysphoria (n = 105 of each gender) were assessed via self-assessment questionnaires in a cross-sectional study. Associations between GAT and sexual desire were investigated via multivariate analyses of variance. Mediation analyses were conducted to clarify associations between GAHT/GAS, body image, and sexual desire. GAHT was associated with increased sexual desire only in transmen. GAS had no significant effect on sexual desire in transmen and transwomen. Body image did not mediate the influence of GAHT or GAS on sexual desire in both groups. GAHT and GAS had significant direct effects on body image in both genders, whereas body image showed no significant direct effect on sexual desire. The results indicate that effects of GAT on sexual desire seem to be attributable to other factors than body image, such as the hormonal influence of testosterone in transmen.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of sex & marital therapy. Volume 47:Issue 5(2021)
- Journal:
- Journal of sex & marital therapy
- Issue:
- Volume 47:Issue 5(2021)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 47, Issue 5 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 47
- Issue:
- 5
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0047-0005-0000
- Page Start:
- 435
- Page End:
- 445
- Publication Date:
- 2021-07-04
- Subjects:
- Transgender -- gender dysphoria -- transsexualism -- gender incongruence
Sexual disorders -- Periodicals
Sexual deviation -- Periodicals
Psychotherapy -- Periodicals
Marital psychotherapy -- Periodicals
Marriage
Sex Disorders
616.8583005 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/usmt20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/0092623X.2021.1888831 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0092-623X
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