Quality of Life and Treatment Satisfaction of Transsexuals

Introduction: The goal of transgender medical treatment has been stated to be „the lasting personal comfort with gendered self in order to maximize overall psychological well-being and self-fulfillment“ – in other words: an improvement in quality of life (QoL). After more than forty years of research into post-transition outcomes there is a lot of literature upon postoperative or post-transition experience that does not always define QoL in some specific respect. The aim of this review on Qol of transsexual people is to provide a synoptic view on the strengths and weaknesses of today's medical support and standa…