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Abstract
The present study explores how genital self-image may be related to considerations of surgically altering one's genitals and documents the wanted genital changes among young adults. Evidence of a nontrivial proportion of respondents (98 of 1,110) had seriously considered elective genital surgery. Regression models indicate that, for both men and women, identifying as heterosexual and reporting lower composite genital self-image scores results in higher odds of considering genital surgery. Additionally for men, feeling unsatisfied with penis size increased the odds. Clinical and educational efforts to normalize and celebrate genital variation may influence considerations for genital modification in young adults.
Notes
Estimated incidence rate was calculated using 5,070 labiaplasty procedures performed in 2013 as reported by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (Citation2013) as the numerator and U.S. Census data for women ages 20–50 for 2013 as the denominator (U.S. Census Bureau, Citation2015).
Scores for men could not be compared to the national average as this study used the 7-item MGSIS and scores for the national probability sample used the 5-item MGSIS (Herbenick et al., Citation2013).