Banca de DEFESA: GISLAINE CORREIA SILVA

WHEN THE FATHER GETS PREGNANT - EXPERIENCES OF TRANSSEXUAL MEN WITH THE PUERPERAL PREGNANCY CYCLE

Keywords: Transsexual man. Pregnancy. Birth. Postpartum period.

Transgender men who preserve their reproductive organs retain the ability to conceive and give birth.
Despite the challenges, more and more of them see pregnancy as a way to become parents. Thinking
about the specific needs related to fertility, conception, pregnancy, delivery and postpartum in this group
of people and the economy of literature, this study aims to know the experiences of transsexual men with
the puerperal pregnancy cycle. For this, we seek to carry out a qualitative and exploratory research, in
which it will be developed with Brazilian transsexual men who have had at least one experience of
pregnancy, after identifying themselves as male transsexuals. The identification of potential interviewees
will be carried out through contact with the collective of “De Transs Pra Frente”, a collective formed by
trans activists in Salvador and exploration on websites and social media such as Facebook, Instagram and
Youtube. Data collection will take place through online interviews using videoconferencing software
(Google Meet) and the first transsexual men contacted will indicate other transsexual men who have gone
through the gestation process (Snowball Technique). The data obtained will be submitted to the content
analysis proposed by Bardin. It is expected that the results of this study will provide elements for the
construction of two scientific articles and an Guidance Booklet on Perinatal Health for Transgender Men
aimed at health professionals, with a view to providing better guidance in the perinatal health care of this
public.