Experiences of Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients in Accessing Gender-Affirming Chest Masculinization: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Thematic Synthesis of the Literature
Emma Lim, Justin Haas, Precious Adekoya, Sophia Hou, Kathleen Armstrong, Helene Retrouvey, Ammara Ghumman · 2026
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Emma Lim and six co-authors gather the voices of trans and gender-diverse patients seeking chest surgery in a 2026 review. Masculinizing chest surgery is a milestone many pursue, and the road to the operating room is paved with gatekeepers, waits, and money hurdles. The patients' own accounts had never been pulled together.
Sixty studies across eight databases fed a thematic reading. Four threads ran through the stories: charting a course through the system, dealings with providers, setting surgical goals, and adjusting to a changed self. Structural barriers persisted at every step, the authors find, and they name where clinics and insurers can lift them.
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| CREATOR | Emma Lim, Justin Haas, Precious Adekoya, Sophia Hou, Kathleen Armstrong, Helene Retrouvey, Ammara Ghumman |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |