A surgical operation accompanied by hormone treatment to change someone’s physical sex-linked characteristics from female to male or from male to female.
The surgical and medical process used to change a person’s sex from male to female or female to male. Sex change is performed as treatment for gender-identity disorder, in which an individual acts and presents himself or herself as a member of the opposite sex and feels profoundly uncomfortable with his or her physical sex.
A major surgical operation, usually coupled with the appropriate hormone treatment, to change a person’s anatomical sex. The operation is done on transsexual individuals or in those whose sexual organs are neither totally female nor male. Male-to-female sex change is the more common. Such operations should not be performed without rigorous physical and psychological assessment of the individual, and should be accompanied by extensive counselling. Some subjects make a satisfactory adjustment to the change of anatomical sex, while others may suffer serious psychological problems. Hormone therapy may need to be continued for life.
Comprehensive surgical interventions, often accompanied by hormone treatment, aim to change an individual’s anatomical sex. These procedures are typically performed on transgender individuals, as well as on infants with ambiguous genitalia that don’t clearly align with either male or female characteristics. The surgeries are conducted to align a person’s physical attributes with their psychological sense of gender, or to establish a more definitive sexual identity.
For transgender individuals, gender-affirming surgeries encompass a series of significant procedures on the genital and urinary systems. These surgeries usually follow hormone treatments and thorough psychological counseling. The male-to-female surgical transition is more commonly undertaken and generally yields more satisfactory outcomes compared to the female-to-male transition.
Infants born with indeterminate genitalia are typically assigned a gender as quickly as possible after birth, followed by suitable surgical and hormonal interventions.
Ongoing hormone therapy may be necessary for life to sustain secondary sexual traits like body contour and hair distribution. Trans women can engage in sexual intercourse but are unable to conceive, while trans men cannot ejaculate and may require mechanical aids for achieving an erection.