SRS yes or no situation ?

[FuschiaLipstick]

Iv yet to begin my transition medically but iv always felt I'd want SRS even though I don't particularly have genital dysphoria I feel the changes I'll see over time will make me feel like it doesn't make sense to have it and I personally never used it or really care about it ...BUT... sometimes I think about being dominant ? Receiving oral or penetrating and what not... but feel guilt afterwards ever since I became my real self it's cause me guilt to do this as a man it didn't... does this mean I shouldn't get SRS ? Or is this simply due to testosterone? I know I don't want to be a woman with a penis not that there's anything awful about that each to their own but personally that would complicate my life and self validation etc

[Mariah]

it's totally up to you and what you need. There are people who don't have genital dysphoria yet do get SRS. Then there are some that don't. In the end, it is a person preference choice and what you need. Hugs
Mariah

[Dena]

You have dysphoria or you wouldn't be considering a transition. You may have social dysphoria were you are uncomfortable with the male role or body dysphoria where you are uncomfortable with your body. Either case is sufficient for you to consider surgery if you want it. It's not important you make the decision for surgery now as it can wait until you are much farther along in your transition.

I had mostly social dysphoria and for me, the surgery was a completion of a long journey. I decided based on the the fact there was no way I would ever want to return to the male role so I wanted to make the rest of my body match the new role. The reason might be different for you but take your time deciding.

[CarlyMcx]

This is why the WPATH guidelines exist.  Once you've been on hormones for a year and living openly in your preferred gender for a year, you will know whether you want it or not.

Whether to have male to female SRS is not a decision to make while under the influence of testosterone, because the changes in hormones may totally change the way that you view sexual intercourse.

Don't worry about it.  Transition is such a life changing experience that it is far better to enjoy it as it comes than to overthink things that are still far down the road.

[JMJW]

If you don't have genital dysphoria, and I don't have much either, I personally wouldn't do it. At the end of the day you're going under general anesthesia. Which is always serious. There's obviously a chance of side effects and risks, as well as alot of aftercare requirements. From what I hear you need a clinical standard of cleanliness. And there's the chance of it being botched. Not a big chance nowadays, but still there. But it's down to personal choice and whatever you think when you reach that point.   

[Sophia Sage]

Even if you don't have genital dysphoria, if you have social dysphoria, well... sex is a social activity, in the end.