Participant characteristics
| Characteristic | No. of participants n = 21 |
|---|---|
| Gender identity* | |
| Transgender woman | 3 |
| Transgender man | 11 |
| Nonbinary/genderqueer | 7 |
| Surgery type† | |
| Gender-affirming top surgery (i.e., chest masculinization or feminization, mastectomy) | 13 |
| Gender-affirming bottom surgery (i.e., surgery relating to external genitalia or reproductive anatomy) | 8 |
| Unrelated to gender identity (i.e., orthopedic surgery, renal transplant, cesarean delivery) | 3 |
| Province of residence | |
| Alberta | 2 |
| British Columbia | 1 |
| Manitoba | 1 |
| New Brunswick | 3 |
| Nova Scotia | 12 |
| Ontario | 1 |
| Saskatchewan | 1 |
| Age, yr | |
| 18–29 | 9 |
| 30–39 | 9 |
| ≥ 40 | 3 |
| Race* | |
| White | 17 |
| South Asian or Southeast Asian | 2 |
| Indigenous | 1 |
| Mixed race | 1 |
↵* The language used for gender identity and race detail the participants’ own descriptions and self-identification. Some participants did not include the descriptor “trans” when describing their gender identity, but instead used single words of woman or female or of man, male, or transmasculine. These are included within the categories of “transgender woman” and “transgender man,” respectively.
↵† Several participants shared experiences of more than 1 surgery and may be counted in multiple categories.