Pre/Post-Op Gender Affirming Care

Rehabilitation for Pre/Post-Op Gender Affirming Care

Everyone has a pelvis, and we celebrate the diversity in size, shape, and bodies that they come in! We welcome all adults along the gender spectrum, and support those working before or after gender-confirming procedures. Triad Pelvic Health provides a welcoming, judgement-free clinic so that you can feel confident in your care. 

“Prehab” before gender-confirming surgery can help set the body up for postop success!  Treating any preexisting bladder, bowel, or pelvic pain issues can help improve healing and function after surgery. Our therapist will help ensure the pelvic floor, hips, abdomen, and back have the mobility and strength they need, and provide home exercises. We will discuss post-op concerns, dilation schedule, routine, and positioning options. 

Postoperatively, we work with individuals as early as their surgical team advises. We will support your natural healing with breath work, gentle mobility, and manage bedrest and movement restrictions. Ensuring that your dilation schedule is comfortable and successful is critical at this stage. As dilation progresses, we will transition to daily life tasks, return to work, and exercise as well as bladder, bowel, and return to sexual function. 

We also work with individuals who want to be sure tucking or binding techniques are not causing issues for their ribcage, core, or pelvic floor tissues. With a customized home program, we work together to outline exercises and schedules to help ensure the body maintains ideal mobility and function. 

Our therapists are sex-positive and are here to help problem-solve any issues surrounding sexual health and gender identity as it relates to your health and wellness.

“Your office became a consistently safe space for me. As a trans person especially, it means the world to receive inclusive and kind care in a medical setting (especially in Greensboro.) You made it very easy to talk about hard things and I left feeling a little more hopeful and pain-free each time I visited.”