Table 1

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

InclusionExclusion
Participants

  • TGD population

  • Cisgender population

  • Intersex population

  • Animals

Concept

  • Studies on TRS

  • Studies of TGD individuals not related to TRS (eg, non-surgical transitioning, general health outcomes, general surgeries)

  • Studies on TRS (such as mastectomy) for different surgical goals (such as cancer prevention)

Context

  • Any geographical location

  • None

 

  • Any setting (eg, clinical setting, community)

  • None

 

  • Studies published after January 1, 1990

  • Studies published prior to January 1,1990

Types of evidence sources

  • Primary research studies

  • Abstracts

  • Grey literature (eg, dissertations/theses, conference papers and proceedings)

  • Commentaries, editorials and opinion papers

  • Reviews (systematic reviews, meta-analysis)

 

  • Full-text articles available in English

  • Non-English articles or articles with only English abstracts

  • TGD, transgender and gender diverse; TRS, transition-related surgery.