Facial masculinization is a set of procedures designed to give the face characteristics that are socially associated with masculine traits. For many trans men and non-binary people assigned female at birth, these changes can be an important part of their gender...
Finding out that your child is trans or non-binary can bring up many emotions. Some families experience it with naturalness, tenderness, and support. For others, it opens the door to uncertainty, doubts, and fears. These insecurities from the adults who love and care...
For many trans people, accessing gender-affirming surgery is a profound and deeply personal necessity, closely tied to their transition. However, in many countries, this right is not guaranteed, or there is a lack of experienced and specialized medical professionals...
Unlike phalloplasty, metoidioplasty involves transforming the clitoris, which has been enlarged by hormone treatment, into a phallus with sensitivity that allows the man to urinate standing up. Both surgeries have a very similar overall goal: to create a penis....
Gender dysphoria is a concept that continues to generate confusion and questions, even though it is increasingly present in society and the media. It is often mistakenly used as a synonym for transsexuality, when in fact they are two different concepts. Understanding...
It has been 44 years since the first demonstration in Barcelona in support of gay rights. Over these four decades, the social situation of the LGTBI+ community has changed drastically. However, the recent homophobic and transphobic attacks remind us that there is...
Voice plays a fundamental role in our identity, often serving as our first impression. For those seeking to feminize a masculine voice, various techniques are available, ranging from non-surgical methods to specialized surgeries. In this article, we explore the...
Gender affirming surgery (popularly misnamed as «sex change») is important for people who see this intervention as an essential step in their transition. However, not all trans people decide that gender surgery is going to be part of their transition or life. For this...
What is gender identity? Why is it not correct to talk about sex change? What is the difference between gender and sex? Is gender expression the same as sexual orientation? What is transsexuality? And a trans person? These are some of the questions that many people...
The people who come to IM GENDER, either to request information or to undergo surgery, are getting younger and younger. This is what emerges from the study of trans people who requested gender surgery in IM GENDER in the last 20 years. Because to celebrate 20 years...
IM GENDER organized on February 4 the first Conference on Gender Affirmation Surgery of 2022 entitled Surgery in trans men and women, present and future. On this occasion, the chosen setting was the NYX Hotel in Madrid, in addition to being broadcast live via...
Next 4th of February, the first Conference on Gender Surgery of 2022 will take place at the NYX Hotel Madrid. Led by Dr. Ivan Mañero, medical director of IM GENDER and plastic surgeon specialized in gender surgery, and Dr. Trinidad Labanca, gynecologist specialized in...
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