Modern medical technologies are amazing and can solve almost any problems of mankind. Procedures and operations, which seemed a couple of dozens of years ago as fantastic fiction, have become commonplace today and are performed in many clinics at least once a week. For example, the transformation of men into women is the reality of our days, namely, widespread surgical intervention, which is incredibly popular.
Indications for the operation
Sex change through surgery is usually carried out in two cases. Indications for such an operation are abnormalities of the fetus during intrauterine development, when the baby is born with underdeveloped genital organs. Or the psychological disorder “transsexualism”, characterized by a mismatch between sexual self-determination and the physiological sex obtained from birth. In the first case, they try to carry out the operation as early as possible in order to give the child and his family a full life. The situation is much more complicated with adult patients.
The transformation of men into women is a serious operation, entailing life-long observance of certain rules, as well as a significant risk to health. And if the assertion that many people who have changed sex die before they could, can be attributed to myths, there are real problems. This is infertility, sexual inferiority in some aspects, the need to carefully monitor your health and take hormonal drugs throughout your life. In addition, the operation is irreversible, so those wishing to do it should establish themselves in their intention and prove its sincerity and the need for intervention by doctors.
Preparatory stage
In civilized countries, before going to the operating room, the patient should be monitored by a psychiatrist for at least two years and regularly attend scheduled appointments and examinations. This preparation option is optimal, during the interviews, the specialist will try to determine the causes of the problem, tell with all the details about the planned operation and, perhaps, suggest alternative ways of reconciling the body and mind. The transformation of men into women does not occur in one day, sometimes the complete transformation is delayed for 3-5 years. It is also important to know about this to everyone who wants to change their gender. Among other things, a change in gender will require considerable financial investments, several operations are usually carried out, drugs are expensive. Therefore, before deciding on such changes, you should weigh the pros and cons.
Transformation begins!
Changing gender M to F is considered a simpler procedure than turning a woman into a man. The operation requires not only preliminary psychological and moral preparation, but also physical. The initial stage of transformation is a course of hormonal therapy. Drugs should be taken for approximately one year. The exact duration of treatment depends on individual indications. Most often, already during the course of hormone therapy, the plastic surgeon recommends that the patient try on a new image. Often during this period secondary plastic surgeries are also performed. Depending on the initial complexion of the patient, breast and face plastic surgery, liposuction or implant placement in the buttocks, thighs and other areas can be performed.
Sex-change operation
As soon as taking hormonal drugs has led to the desired indicators, you can plan the main operation. The transformation of men into women is the removal of the genitals and the formation of new ones. The possibilities of modern plastic surgery are vast. Female genitals can be created from the biological material of the patient, including the "unnecessary" - the removed penis and scrotum. A certain percentage of patients prefer to get rid only of existing signs of sex obtained at birth. However, most people who decide to take this step prefer to get new genitals after a sex change.
Recovery period
One of the most common problems in patients who have changed their gender from male to female is vaginal contraction. The human body is arranged in such a way that all foreign materials are rejected by the immune system, and all wounds are healed. To prevent this phenomenon, it is recommended to regularly use medical expanders, selected by the observing physician. These are special medical devices that have nothing to do with adult toys. Sometimes some ointments and other healing agents may also be prescribed. After surgery to change sex, the patient should take new hormonal drugs. Removing the testicles can reduce the amount of naturally produced testosterone, however, it is impossible to start the production of female sex hormones (estrogens) in the male body.
Life with a new gender
Every person who decides to change their gender should understand that not a single operation will help them to fully approach those who were born with the “necessary” set of chromosomes from birth. Plastic surgery can change the external sexual characteristics. However, is it possible to consider a woman a man from birth, forced to take hormones in the form of tablets until the end of his days - this is a big question.
Sex change does not imply the creation and implantation of internal genital organs, since such operations are currently impossible. Accordingly, the “new woman” will not be able to have offspring, she will never know what menstruation is. Regarding the preservation of erotic sensitivity, many people who have changed sex claim that they enjoy intimacy. Doctors also say that the sensitivity in the genital area does not disappear after the operation, but the “woman” created by plastic surgery will never feel what her friend, born with this gender, feels.
There are enough drawbacks to surgical sex changes, but it’s still worth recognizing that for some people this is really the only way to happiness and harmony. Doing this type of surgery is only for those who are confident in the correctness of their decision and are not afraid of possible difficulties.