
Thyroplasty type III to lower the vocal pitch in trans men
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- Charlotte Bultynck, Marjan Cosyns (UGent) , Guy T'Sjoen (UGent) , John Van Borsel (UGent) and Katrien Bonte
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- About 20% of trans men do not achieve cisgender male frequencies (F-0 <= 131 Hz) after gender-affirming hormone treatment (GAHT) with testosterone. The surgical procedure Isshiki thyroplasty type III (TPIII) is described to lower F-0, but data on this technique in trans men are lacking. In this study, 8 trans men, unsatisfied with their voice after a minimum of 12 months of GAHT, underwent TPIII to lower F(0)at the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at Ghent University Hospital. TPIII was performed by 1 surgeon using the same method each time. Pre- and postoperatively, an acoustic evaluation of the voice took place. The F(0)dropped significantly from the preoperative mean of (154.60 +/- 12.29) Hz to the postoperative mean of (105.37 +/- 10.52) Hz (t= 9.821,P< .001). TPIII is an effective method for lowering the F(0)in trans men who are not satisfied with their voice after long-term GAHT.
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- thyroplasty, vocal surgery, voice, fundamental frequency, transgender, trans man, VOICE
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8696107
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- Bultynck, Charlotte, et al. “Thyroplasty Type III to Lower the Vocal Pitch in Trans Men.” OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY, vol. 164, no. 1, 2021, pp. 157–59, doi:10.1177/0194599820937675.
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- Bultynck, C., Cosyns, M., T’Sjoen, G., Van Borsel, J., & Bonte, K. (2021). Thyroplasty type III to lower the vocal pitch in trans men. OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY, 164(1), 157–159. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599820937675
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- Bultynck, Charlotte, Marjan Cosyns, Guy T’Sjoen, John Van Borsel, and Katrien Bonte. 2021. “Thyroplasty Type III to Lower the Vocal Pitch in Trans Men.” OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY 164 (1): 157–59. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599820937675.
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- Bultynck, Charlotte, Marjan Cosyns, Guy T’Sjoen, John Van Borsel, and Katrien Bonte. 2021. “Thyroplasty Type III to Lower the Vocal Pitch in Trans Men.” OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY 164 (1): 157–159. doi:10.1177/0194599820937675.
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- 1.Bultynck C, Cosyns M, T’Sjoen G, Van Borsel J, Bonte K. Thyroplasty type III to lower the vocal pitch in trans men. OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY. 2021;164(1):157–9.
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- [1]C. Bultynck, M. Cosyns, G. T’Sjoen, J. Van Borsel, and K. Bonte, “Thyroplasty type III to lower the vocal pitch in trans men,” OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY, vol. 164, no. 1, pp. 157–159, 2021.
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