How deep will I be?

October 7, 2012 Dear Dr. Reed, I wish to become:  Female – MTF Are you presently on hormones and how far along are you with transsexual conversion?  2 months on hormones Ask Dr. Reed specific questions regarding your medical needs  Is vaginal depth, in vaginoplasty, dependent upon penis size? What goes into account when considering …

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Vaginal stenosis/atresia post feminizing vaginoplasty

May 26, 2011 Hello, im a 40 years old post op transsexual from New Haven, i had a surgery done in Baltimore in 1992 and i lost almost all my depth and wanted to find out some info on the procedure to fix it time needed to be there, price, success rate,and of course depth. …

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Vaginal stenosis, loss of depth

November 20, 2010 I had SRS in 2001. I have vaginal stenosis – preventing me from meaningful intimacy. I am sexually active with my boyfriend, but it’s extremely painful. I was reading on your website about your suburethral approach procedure without grafts.   Can you please provide me with more information? I also would like …

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Vaginal stenosis following MTF vaginoplasty

happens for various reasons. Most common is failure to use the stents aggressively or maybe smaller sizes were unavailable or no Rx was written for lubricating anesthetic jellies or creams. Also perhaps small genitalia to start out with.  Before opting for a colonic graft which may have associated problems, consider creation of another vaginal space and re-epithelialization.  …

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Sh– Happens

Vaginal Rectal Fistula A well known but seldom serious post-operative complication of feminizing vaginoplasty is a vaginal-rectal fistula or perforation of the low anterior rectal wall. We have closed several intraoperatively and all have healed without incident. Of those noted post-operatively following stent usage, everyone on conservative management also has healed without the need for …

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