Abstract
Background: Transgender people are those whose gender identities differ from those intended for the sex they were assigned at birth. A transgender woman is every person who claims recognition as a woman. Among transgender people, some choose to undergo gender reassignment surgery. Aims: To gather and analyze works focused on the performance of physiotherapy in the postoperative period of reassignment surgery. Method: Integrative review on the main dysfunctions presented in the postoperative period of reassignment surgery; search in the Scielo, PubMed, PEDro databases for the descriptors: “trans women”, “pelvic floor”, “physiotherapy”, “pelvic floor”, “transgender people”, “physical therapy modalities”. Results: Found 20 articles, 6 included. Discussion: Surgeries can cause urinary, anorectal and sexual dysfunctions. Despite the strong performance of Pelvic Physiotherapy for these dysfunctions in cis women, the performance and scientific production for trans women is scarce. Conclusion: Pelvic Physiotherapy resources that already exist should benefit the trans population, but there is still a shortage in the literature aimed at this population.
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