Sex Reassignment Surgery (female-to-male)
Sex reassignment surgery from female to male includes a variety of surgical procedures for transsexual men that alter female anatomical traits to provide physical traits more appropriate to the trans man's male identity and functioning.
Many trans men considering the surgical option do not opt for genital reassignment surgery; more frequent surgical options include bilateral mastectomy (removal of the breasts) and chest contouring (providing a more typically male chest shape), and hysterectomy (the removal of internal sex organs).
Sex reassignment surgery is usually preceded by beginning hormone treatment with testosterone.
Read more about Sex Reassignment Surgery (female-to-male): Mastectomy, Hysterectomy and Bilateral Salpingo-oophorectomy, Genital Reassignment
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