Shouldn’t be a problem but would contact GCS surgeon for his opinion and let Urologist know for GCS of course. Electrolysis may be little slower from what I understand if needs to be done.

This is the route that I took. I think you're looking for a 'bilateral orchiectomy'(what I had) that retains the tissue for future SRS. I think 'inguinal orchiectomy' is the one you want to avoid. Basically just tell your healthcare provider that you want to retain the extra tissue and you should have no problems.

The relief of being able to stop Spironolactone alone was worth it. That stuff leaves you terribly dehydrated and makes you change your dietary habits to avoid all potassium.

I had the procedure you describe (orchiectomy without a scrotectomy, via a small incision in the middle, and about 1.5y later on I had SRS).

The orchi scar was tiny, after 6 months even a doctor would have a hard time finding it. I could not feel any "scar tissue" inside. It was a very precise, clean procedure. I give credit to my surgeon here; he performs a lot of testicular cancer procedures, and this was one of my best surgeries, in terms of scar size, and healing time. There was no impact on my SRS from scarring.

The main concern I heard was, if you had an orchi a long time prior to SRS, your scrotal skin might shrink, and this would leave you with insufficient material, possibly necessitating a skin graft. My SRS surgeon asked me to do stretching exercises on the skin, and I ended up having enough for the surgery.

It's best to check with the SRS surgeon of your choice prior to planning the orchi.

Had orchiectomy two years before my SRS and no issues with tissue or skin everything was perfect

my understanding is that the incision point, the raphe, wouldn't have been used anyway, it's discarded for a vaginoplasty.

i did a simple (not inguinal) bilateral orchi in Jan and am in the very very early stages of scheduling GCS. i'm not too worried about depth or anything, they can always grab tissue from the peritoneum too. Dr. Grotas at Sinai told me i'd have no issues scheduling a future GCS.

Had bilateral orchi few years back with Reed in Miami, best surgery related decision ever. Even went out to eat later that afternoon. Now, I can't find a scar and no evidence in scrotum skin, plenty there for future use if I decide. Nothing shrank, shriveled , etc. As long as I keep my E dose up there, my energy and attitude are great!

This is discussed on Suporn’s website.

If you’re really set on Suporn you must make sure an orchi is done properly or it will cause problems. If you did remove the scrotum Suporn would refuse surgery. It’s better not to do it.

Suporn is a special case among all surgeons.

Does anyone know of a surgeon who is willing to do the opposite: a testes preserving vaginoplasty?

I've heard stories of people who've discovered they're intersex late on in life and stuff like that, and I wouldn't want to transition only to find that ovaries were removed or something.

I'm tired of having to use lots of E2 to shut down the T production by my gonads

If this is pills then injections will probably work a whole lot easier.

Waiting long between the two could cause scrotal atrophy, not so good for SRS.

I remember it being suggested to have prosthetic testes post orchi just to keep pressure on the tissue. But considering how often I was tucked, I'm not sure that would have made a difference in many people