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A Controlled Study of Psychological and Social Change after Surgical Gender Reassignment in Selected Male Transsexuals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Charles Mate-Kole ,
Maurizio Freschi  and
Ashley Robin
Charles Mate-Kole*
Affiliation:
Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London, now Department of Psychology, Camp Hill Hospital, 1763 Robie Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3G2, Canada
Maurizio Freschi
Affiliation:
Ealing District Hospital
Ashley Robin
Affiliation:
Charing Cross Hospital, London
*
∗ Correspondence
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Of two groups of 20 patients accepted for gender reassignment surgery, one was offered early operation and therefore had had surgery by follow-up two years later, while the second was still awaiting operation at two-year follow-up. Although the groups were similar initially, significant differences between them emerged at follow-up in terms of neuroticism and social and sexual activity, with benefits being enjoyed by the operated group.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 157 , Issue 2 , August 1990 , pp. 261 - 264
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1990 

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