Like many other surgery patients, Hayley Anthony has a daily physical therapy regimen. But unlike other post-ops, the year-old marketing consultant is recovering from a procedure she helped invent. Five months ago, she became one of the first people in the world to have a piece of tissue incised from the cavity of her abdomen and turned into a vagina. Then, in the fall of , after months of working with a therapist to better understand herself and her options, she accepted that she had to do whatever it took to have the right body for her mind.

In high school, I considered myself gay because I was in a male body and was attracted to boys. I come from small town in Indiana, where it seemed like everyone was straight and in a relationship. I was often the oddball left alone at the end of the night. I never had any sexual experiences with girls. My first hookup was junior year of high school, with a boy from a different town who played football.

Updated: Nov Sex after vaginoplasty? How to start … both figuratively and literally. This is a topic of much discussion amongst my patients, so I am hoping to shed some light for your burning questions you have been too embarrassed to ask. I have compiled a list of the top 5 things that we receive questions about that I think patients and their partner s should know.

April 17, Brett Farrow. Gender reassignment surgery is considered very safe, and complications are not common. However, to help ease any tightness and pain after the procedure, post-op instructions include using a vaginal dilator. Vaginal dilators are tube-shaped devices that come in various sizes to help stretch and lengthen vaginal tissue and ease scarring.