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To measure HRQoL, gender appearance congruence and gender identity acceptance, the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) and the Transgender Congruence Scale (TCS) respectively, were distributed prior to surgery (baseline), and 12-36\u00a0months post-operatively. Paired t-tests were used to assess the difference in mean scores between these measure points and adjusted for multiple testing with Bonferroni correction.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Outcomes<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A statistically significant improvement was observed in TCS overall score and subscale appearance congruence, as well as the SF-36 domains related to emotional well-being, vitality and bodily pain.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The response rate was 92.0%. A statistically significant improvement was observed (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.00625) in the SF-36 domains related to emotional well-being, as well as in the domains vitality and bodily pain, when comparing baseline with 12-36\u00a0months postoperatively. The overall TCS score as well as the subscale appearance congruence showed statistically significant improvement (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.0167), whereas the gender identity acceptance subscale scores were relatively high at baseline and did not show a statistically significant change.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical implications<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Gender-affirming mastectomy is a desirable procedure to reduce gender dysphoria and improve HRQoL in transgender men and non\u2013binary individuals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Strengths and Limitations<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To our knowledge, this is one of the largest studies to prospectively examine the impact of GAM on HRQoL and gender congruence in transgender men and non\u2013binary individuals. Additionally, the response rate was high, exceeding 90%.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>A limitation to our study is that the questionnaires used were not originally developed to evaluate effects on HRQoL, appearance congruence and gender identity acceptance after GAM specifically. Also, not all patients who underwent GAM during the study period were included, as some declined to participate.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Gender-affirming mastectomy is associated with improved HRQoL and increased congruence between gender identity and appearance in transgender men and non\u2013binary individuals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jsxmed\/qdaf203","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,22]],"date-time":"2025-07-22T11:31:13Z","timestamp":1753183873000},"page":"1882-1890","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Improved health\u2013related quality of life and gender congruence after gender-affirming mastectomy\u2014a prospective cohort 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