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Recent advances and clinical applications of 3D printing for female reproductive organ regeneration and gynecological disease

Interdisciplinary Medicine, Volume 4, Issue 5, September 2026.
This comprehensive review highlights the transformative role of 3D printing and bioprinting technologies in the regeneration of female reproductive organs and the treatment of gynecological diseases. Unlike previous overviews that focus narrowly on isolated applications, this work provides an integrative analysis of recent clinical and preclinical ...
Chan Hum Park, In‐Sun Hong
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The HIV Landscape for Transgender Women Living in Southwest Asia and North Africa: A Scoping Review

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 29, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction This scoping review aimed to characterize the prevalence and determinants of HIV acquisition among transgender women in Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA), to describe HIV preventive activities and measures, and to examine barriers to HIV and gender‐affirming care, including experiences of stigma, discrimination and mental ...
Ala Koreitem, Sasha Abdallah Fahme, Parya Saberi   +2 more
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Laparoscopic peritoneal vaginoplasty with rudimentary uterus resection for Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome: Technical details with video

Asian Journal of Surgery
Technique: Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome, a congenital condition of vaginal and uterine agenesis, has significant impacts on patients' physical and psychosocial health.
Yifei Dai, Linling Zhu, Chenglu Qin, Xinyun Yang, Xiangjuan Li   +4 more
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Semen Quality in Transgender Individuals Seeking Fertility Preservation

Andrology, Volume 14, Issue 6, Page 1771-1776, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Transgender individuals assigned male at birth (AMAB) may choose to preserve their fertility prior to starting gender‐affirming hormone therapy (GAHT). However, limited data exist regarding the baseline reproductive and hormonal characteristics of this population before and after GAHT.
Maurizio De Rocco Ponce, Eden Troka, Massimiliano Raffo, Luis Miguel Malca Caballero, Alberto Ferlin, Andrea Salonia, Eduard Ruiz Castañé, Alberto Scala, Andrea Garolla, the Gender Incongruence Interdisciplinary Group (GIIG), Andrea Garolla, Anna Aprile, Camillo Barbisan, Anna Belloni Fortina, Valentina Camozzi, Elena Campello, Annamaria Cattelan, Chiara Ceolin, Fabrizio Dal Moro, Giorgio De Conti, Angela Favaro, Alberto Ferlin, Francesco Francini Pesenti, Michela Gatta, Marta Ghisi, Sandro Giannini, Laura Guazzarotti, Massimo Iafrate, Paolo Meneguzzo, Marina Miscioscia, Giulia Musso, Giancarlo Ottaviano, Corrado Marchese Ragona, Carlo Saccardi, Lolita Sasset, Rossana Schiavo, Giuseppe Sergi, Paolo Simioni, Benedetta Tascini, Eleonora Vania, Elisa Varotto, Francesca Venturini, Tommaso Vezzaro, Fabrizio Vianello   +43 more
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Two-balloon epistaxis catheter to ensure vaginal patency in a complex case of vaginoplasty for vaginal agenesis: a case report

La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica, 2023
Congenital vaginal atresia is a rare anomaly of the female genital tract. Many vaginoplasty procedures have been described, but the postoperative risk of vaginal stenosis remains a challenge.
Chiara Costantini, Federica Fati, Elisa Pani, Fabio Beretta, Silvia Bisoffi, Giosuè Mazzero, Elisa Negri, Clara Revetria, Hamid R. Sadri, Enrico Ciardini   +9 more
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Management of congenital female genital tract anomalies related to primary amenorrhea and/or cyclic abdominal pain: A retrospective cohort study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, Volume 105, Issue 9, Page 1810-1822, September 2026.
Overall, 21 patients with uterine, cervical, and vaginal aplasia were treated successfully with neovagina formation. In 6 out of 8 patients, with obstructed uterine cavity, anastomosis was successful; one underwent hysterectomy and one elective hemi‐hysterectomy.
Grigoris F. Grimbizis, Sofia Tsiapakidou, Eirini Iordanidou, Georgios Kioussis, Anastasia Vatopoulou, Theodoros Theodoridis   +5 more
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Penile Microdissection: A Live Donor Feasibility Study in Feminizing Gender-Affirming Surgery

Life, 2023
Femininizing gender affirmation surgery includes the creation of external female genitalia such as a new clitoris, labia, and vagina with removal of the glans and urethral remnants and full corpora cavernosa.
Slavica Pusica, Borko Stojanovic, Marko Bencic, Marta Bizic, Tatjana Atanasijevic, Miroslav L. Djordjevic   +5 more
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Laparoscopic Rectosigmoid Colon Vaginoplasty in Male-to-Female Transsexuals: Experience in Japan [PDF]

, 2019
Intestinal vaginoplasty has several advantageous features, such as scarless surgery, low incidence of contraction of the reconstructed vagina, maintenance of vaginal depth, spontaneous mucus production, and a low rate of complications.
Nagasaka, Takeshi, Watanabe, Toshiyuki, Sako, Tomoko, Sugimoto, Morito, Mukai, Yuko, Kimata, Yoshihiro, Namba, Yuzaburo, Mori, Yoshiko, Sakurai, Toru   +8 more
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Response to Letter to the Editor Re: Allan CJ, Sljivich M, Kahan D, Torres C, Palese M, Djordjevic M, Purohit RS. Robot‐Assisted Peritoneal Flap Vaginoplasty Versus Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty for Gender Affirming Surgery

Andrology, EarlyView.
Chantal J. Allan, Rajveer S. Purohit
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Differentiating the Clinical and Variant Spectrum of Hardikar Syndrome From Other MED12 ‐Related Developmental Disorders

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, Volume 200, Issue 7, Page 1619-1650, July 2026.
ABSTRACT The rare X‐linked female‐restricted Hardikar syndrome (HDKR, OMIM # 301068) is characterized by multiple congenital anomalies including orofacial clefts, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and cardiac anomalies, but cognitive and neurobehavioral development is rarely impaired.
Tinne Warmoeskerken, Miel Theunis, Kris Van den Bogaert, Koenraad Devriendt, Jeroen Breckpot   +4 more
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