Tissue from gender-affirming genital surgery as a model for human penile physiology research: promise, ethics, and scientific duty. A gift from transgender women to the science of male sexuality

Key Points

• Research on penile physiology can benefit from the unique tissues provided by gender-affirming surgery, enhancing our understanding.
• Tissue samples from transgender women may provide important insights into male sexuality and physiology, bridging gaps in knowledge.
• Analysis focuses on ethical considerations surrounding the use of tissue from gender-affirming surgeries in scientific research.
• Highlighting the scientific duty to ethically use available resources, this approach could inform future studies on male reproductive health.

Abstract