Table 1.
Survey respondent characteristics
| Demographic | Surgeons | Locations |
|---|---|---|
| Original search | N = 96 | N = 64 |
| Survey respondents | 80 (83%) | 53 (83%) |
| Respondents performing GAS | 61 (64%) | 38 (59%) |
| Total GAS providers | N = 61 | N = 38 |
| Academic center | 31 (51%) | 16 (42%) |
| Private practice | 30 (49%) | 22 (58%) |
| Surgical specialty | ||
| General surgery | 2 (3%) | 0 (0%) |
| Gynecology | 4 (7%) | 2 (5%) |
| Plastic | 40 (66%) | 24 (63%) |
| Plastic/urology | -- | 8 (21%) |
| Plastic/urology/general surgery | -- | 1 (3%) |
| Urology | 15 (25%) | 2 (5%) |
| Urology/gynecology | -- | 1 (3%) |
| Region of the United States | ||
| West | 23 (38%) | 13 (34%) |
| Midwest | 7 (11%) | 7 (18%) |
| South | 11 (18%) | 7 (18%) |
| Northeast | 20 (33%) | 11 (29%) |
| Feminizing genital GAS (vaginoplasty) | 47 (77%) | 35 (92%) |
| Intestinal vaginoplasty | 8 (13%) | 7 (18%) |
| Penile inversion vaginoplasty | 41 (67%) | 30 (79%) |
| Scrotal skin pedicle flap vaginoplasty | 12 (20%) | 12 (32%) |
| Zero-depth vaginoplasty | 36 (59%) | 28 (74%) |
| Masculinizing genital GAS | 51 (84%) | 33 (87%) |
| Metoidioplasty | 42 (69%) | 29 (76%) |
| Phalloplasty | 46 (75%) | 30 (79%) |
| Phalloplasty with urethral lengthening | 40 (66%) | 25 (66%) |
| Radial forearm flap phalloplasty | 37 (61%) | 22 (58%) |
| Anterolateral thigh flap phalloplasty | 33 (54%) | 22 (58%) |
| Groin flap phalloplasty | 22 (36%) | 17 (45%) |
GAS = gender-affirming surgery.