Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Transmasculine Patients Undergoing Metoidioplasty and Their Acceptability of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Assessed by a Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapist

Understand the acceptability of first-line PFMT treatment in transmasculine patients undergoing metoidioplasty

Acceptability of pelvic floor muscle training questionnaire - bespoke unvalidated qualitative questionnaire looking at acceptability of different PFMT techniques on a 0-10 VAS scale. Zero not acceptable, ten very acceptable. International prostate symptom score. Seven questions concerning urinary symptoms. Each question is assigned points from 0 to 5 indicating increasing severity. The total score can therefore range from 0 to 35 (asymptomatic to very symptomatic). International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form questionnaires. Question items: Frequency or urinary incontinence, Amount of leakage, Overall impact of urinary incontinence, Self-diagnostic item. Scoring scale: 0-21. Higher score = worse symptoms. Uroflowmetry - baseline QMAX vs QMAX post procedure.

Background incidence of LUTS in transmasculine patients undergoing surgery

Acceptability of pelvic floor muscle training questionnaire - bespoke unvalidated qualitative questionnaire looking at acceptability of different PFMT techniques on a 0-10 VAS scale. Zero not acceptable, ten very acceptable. International prostate symptom score. Seven questions concerning urinary symptoms. Each question is assigned points from 0 to 5 indicating increasing severity. The total score can therefore range from 0 to 35 (asymptomatic to very symptomatic). International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form questionnaires. Question items: Frequency or urinary incontinence, Amount of leakage, Overall impact of urinary incontinence, Self-diagnostic item. Scoring scale: 0-21. Higher score = worse symptoms. Uroflowmetry - baseline QMAX vs QMAX post procedure.

How well do the I-PSS and ICIQ SF function as measures of LUTS and LUTS specific Quality of Life (QoL) for transmen?

Acceptability of pelvic floor muscle training questionnaire - bespoke unvalidated qualitative questionnaire looking at acceptability of different PFMT techniques on a 0-10 VAS scale. Zero not acceptable, ten very acceptable. International prostate symptom score. Seven questions concerning urinary symptoms. Each question is assigned points from 0 to 5 indicating increasing severity. The total score can therefore range from 0 to 35 (asymptomatic to very symptomatic). International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form questionnaires. Question items: Frequency or urinary incontinence, Amount of leakage, Overall impact of urinary incontinence, Self-diagnostic item. Scoring scale: 0-21. Higher score = worse symptoms. Uroflowmetry - baseline QMAX vs QMAX post procedure.

How do subjective LUTS / objective voiding dysfunction (VD) change after metoidioplasty / vaginectomy / urethral hook up?

Acceptability of pelvic floor muscle training questionnaire - bespoke unvalidated qualitative questionnaire looking at acceptability of different PFMT techniques on a 0-10 VAS scale. Zero not acceptable, ten very acceptable. International prostate symptom score. Seven questions concerning urinary symptoms. Each question is assigned points from 0 to 5 indicating increasing severity. The total score can therefore range from 0 to 35 (asymptomatic to very symptomatic). International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form questionnaires. Question items: Frequency or urinary incontinence, Amount of leakage, Overall impact of urinary incontinence, Self-diagnostic item. Scoring scale: 0-21. Higher score = worse symptoms. Uroflowmetry - baseline QMAX vs QMAX post procedure.