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Castration in the genital modification and mutilation context is the removal of the testicles. Occasionally the term is also used to refer to penis removal, but that is less common. Castration has been performed in many cultures throughout history, but is now rare. It should not be confused with chemical castration.
Gender-affirming surgery can also refer to operations pursued by cisgender people, such as mammaplasty, penile implant, or testicular implants following orchiectomy. [11] Gender-affirming surgery is often sensationalized and misrepresented by anti-trans activists through terms such as genital-mutilation surgery. [12] [13] [14]
A 2022 review states, "In the last 5 years, peritoneal flap vaginoplasty has emerged as a promising technique". [28] This form of vaginoplasty utilizes tissue of the peritoneum to form the canal lining of the neovagina. [12] [25]
Human male reproductive system. Scrotoplasty, also known as oscheoplasty, is a type of surgery to create or repair the scrotum.Scientific research for male genital plastic surgery such as scrotoplasty began to develop in the early 1900s. [1]
A map of all countries who have banned intersex infant surgery according to equaldex.com as of February 1st 2025. Intersex medical interventions (IMI), sometimes known as intersex genital mutilations (IGM), [1] are surgical, hormonal and other medical interventions performed to modify atypical or ambiguous genitalia and other sex characteristics, primarily for the purposes of making a person's ...
The most common complication associated with penile implant placement appears to be infections with reported rates of 1–3%. [27] Both surgical site and device infections are reported. When the infection involves the penile implant itself, implant removal is required and irrigation of the cavities with antiseptic solutions. In this scenario ...
[1] [183] [184] [185] GnRH modulator therapy is much less economical than surgical castration, and is less convenient than surgical castration in the long-term as well. [186] Because of their costs, many transgender women cannot afford GnRH modulators and must use other, often less effective options for testosterone suppression.
A male student who had already performed a self-castration was the subject of a 1979 case report by Kalin. [13] [14] The student, some time after his self-castration, also attempted to reduce the activity of his adrenal glands with an injection of bovine serum albumin, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone and Freund's adjuvant.