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Research Notes on Gender Reassignment Surgery
Sex reassignment surgery (SRS), gender reassignment surgery, or sex-change operation is a term for the surgical procedures by which a person's physical appearance and function of their existing sexual characteristics are altered to resemble that of the other sex. It is part of a treatment for gender identity disorder in transsexual and transgender people. It may also be performed on intersex people, often in infancy. ...more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- The number of gender reassignment procedures conducted in the United States each year is estimated at between 100 and 500.1
- The cost for male to female reassignment is $7,000 to $24,000. The cost for female to male reassignment can exceed $50,000.1
- There are very few surgeons willing to perform this surgery.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Surgery Encyclopedia: Sex Reassignment Surgery
- ↑ Wikipedia: Sex Reassignment Surgery
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- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Sex Reassignment Surgery, Sex-Change, Sex Change, Sex-Change Operation, Sex Change Operation
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