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SURGICAL SEX REASSIGNMENT [1 record]

Record 1 1996-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
CONT

Surgical sex reassignment. Genital surgical sex reassignment refers to surgery of the genitalia and/or breasts performed for the purpose of altering the morphology in order to approximate the physical appearance of the genetically-other sex in persons diagnosed as gender dysphoric. Such surgical procedures as mastectomy, reduction mammoplasty, hysterectomy, salpingecytomy, vaginectomy, oophorectomy and phalloplasty - in the absence of any diagnosable birth defect or other medically defined pathology except gender dysphoria, are included in this category labeled surgical sex reassignment. [Taken from "Standards of Care (Revised draft, 1/90) The hormonal and surgical sex reassignment of gender dysphoric persons", cited on INTERNET].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
DEF

chirurgie consistant à faire changer le sexe d'un individu; ne pas confondre avec le syndrome psychiatrique (voir Manuila)

Spanish

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