Sex reassignment surgery male-to-female

Sex reassignment surgery from male to female includes surgeries which will shape a male body into a body with the appearance of and, as far as possible, the functioning of a female body.

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Prior to any surgeries, transgendered or transsexual people usually undergo hormone replacement therapy.

Related Topics:
Transgender - Transsexual - Hormone replacement therapy

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Lili Elbe was the first known recipient of male-to-female sex reassignment surgery in Germany in 1930. She was the subject of five surgeries- penectomy and orchidectomy, one intended to transplant ovaries, one to remove the ovaries after transplant rejection, and vaginoplasty. Tragically, she died three months after her fifth operation.

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Lili Elbe - Germany - Penectomy - Orchidectomy - Ovaries - Transplant rejection - Vaginoplasty

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Christine Jorgensen was likely the most famous recipient of sex reassignment surgery, having her surgery done in Denmark in late 1952 and being outed right afterwards. She was a very strong advocate for the rights of transsexual people.

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Christine Jorgensen - Denmark

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Another famous person to undergo male-to-female sex reassignment surgery was Renee Richards. She transitioned and had surgery in the mid-1970s, and successfully fought to have transsexual people recognized in their new sex.

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The first male-to-female surgeries in the United States took place in 1966 at the Johns Hopkins University Medical Center.

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United States - Johns Hopkins University

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