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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Gender Reassignment Surgery - A review of Meidcal History
The first genital reconstructive surgery was undertaken between about 1930 and 1960 by urologist Hugh Hampton-Young and other surgeons at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
The demand for surgeries did not truly take off until about the 1950's by which time new techniques had been pioneered by Lawson Wilkins. Surgery on infants with 'uncharacterized' or 'ambiguous' genitalia were particularly prominent around this time and Wilkins' technique allowed for 'unwanted' genitalia to be removed and a birth certificate issued with some certainty declaring whether a child was indeed a 'boy' or a 'girl'!
However, time would show that clearly defining genitalia through operative procedures did not necessarily mean that the doctor's or indeed the parents had got the 'gender identity' of the infant right and often, such children would grow through infancy and into their teens as people feeling as though they were trapped in the wrong body. This is the condition commonly known as gender dysphoria where ones sense of who we really are does not match up with our physical sexual characteristics.
The recent case of German internet pop sensation Kim Petras is a case in point. Born as Tim Petras, Kim apparently knew from age 2 onwards that 'he' was really a 'she' and dressed as a girl, displayed all the mannerisms and behaviors of a girl and grew her hair like a girl. Her case is possibly one of the most astonishing documented yet. She began hormone therapy at age 12 and was accepted for full gender reassignment surgery in late 2009 to officially become Kim Petras, thought to be the world's youngest ever sex reassignment patient.
Research into the many possible variations of reassignment surgery was continued on by a pediatric psychologist named John Money who conducted extensive research into the earlier procedures carried out by Hampton-Young.
With the sexual revolution, the 1970's and 1980's were critical decades in the development of surgical techniques for gender reassignment. It was true then as it is to this day, that male to female (MtF) reconstructions were easier for surgeons than the corresponding female to Male (FtM) surgeries simply because it was (and still is) easier to construct a vagina than it is to create a functioning penis.
Through time surgery on infants has become less and less recommended however, the number of adults undergoing gender reassignment surgery has increased through time. The new e-book titled "Trans-gender Society - An In depth look into Gender Identity Disorder" is soon to be released and this work will delve deeply into subjects including the history of surgical procedures on infants and adults alike.
This new e-book will be an invaluable resource for all those who suffer from gender identity disorder and who want a complete reference for themselves, family and friends.
About the Author
Ashley Stevenson is a journalist who supplements his income with a home based internet marketing business selling information products. For information about the product which is the subject of this article click through one of these links.
http://genderidentityandreassignment.blogspot.com/2010/07/development-of-gender-and-gender.html
http://ashleystevenson.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/development-of-gender-identity-in-the-womb-2/
The demand for surgeries did not truly take off until about the 1950's by which time new techniques had been pioneered by Lawson Wilkins. Surgery on infants with 'uncharacterized' or 'ambiguous' genitalia were particularly prominent around this time and Wilkins' technique allowed for 'unwanted' genitalia to be removed and a birth certificate issued with some certainty declaring whether a child was indeed a 'boy' or a 'girl'!
However, time would show that clearly defining genitalia through operative procedures did not necessarily mean that the doctor's or indeed the parents had got the 'gender identity' of the infant right and often, such children would grow through infancy and into their teens as people feeling as though they were trapped in the wrong body. This is the condition commonly known as gender dysphoria where ones sense of who we really are does not match up with our physical sexual characteristics.
The recent case of German internet pop sensation Kim Petras is a case in point. Born as Tim Petras, Kim apparently knew from age 2 onwards that 'he' was really a 'she' and dressed as a girl, displayed all the mannerisms and behaviors of a girl and grew her hair like a girl. Her case is possibly one of the most astonishing documented yet. She began hormone therapy at age 12 and was accepted for full gender reassignment surgery in late 2009 to officially become Kim Petras, thought to be the world's youngest ever sex reassignment patient.
Research into the many possible variations of reassignment surgery was continued on by a pediatric psychologist named John Money who conducted extensive research into the earlier procedures carried out by Hampton-Young.
With the sexual revolution, the 1970's and 1980's were critical decades in the development of surgical techniques for gender reassignment. It was true then as it is to this day, that male to female (MtF) reconstructions were easier for surgeons than the corresponding female to Male (FtM) surgeries simply because it was (and still is) easier to construct a vagina than it is to create a functioning penis.
Through time surgery on infants has become less and less recommended however, the number of adults undergoing gender reassignment surgery has increased through time. The new e-book titled "Trans-gender Society - An In depth look into Gender Identity Disorder" is soon to be released and this work will delve deeply into subjects including the history of surgical procedures on infants and adults alike.
This new e-book will be an invaluable resource for all those who suffer from gender identity disorder and who want a complete reference for themselves, family and friends.
About the Author
Ashley Stevenson is a journalist who supplements his income with a home based internet marketing business selling information products. For information about the product which is the subject of this article click through one of these links.
http://genderidentityandreassignment.blogspot.com/2010/07/development-of-gender-and-gender.html
http://ashleystevenson.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/development-of-gender-identity-in-the-womb-2/
Average Joe Marketer - Niche Marketing for Joe Average- A review
http://www.averagejoemarketer.com/?hop=tard60
I have recently had opportunity to review this package. There are lots and lots of would be guru's out there peddling their wares with video and audio, e-books, personal coaching on the subject of the secrets of internet marketing to specific niche markets.
This package seems to be targeted at your every day average (real) person in that it doesn't talk about flash and expensive coaching programs or live video feeds via webinar as seems to be the norm these days for the mega product launches we are bombarded with almost daily.
Average Joe Marketer points out that there are literally hundreds of thousands of small niche markets and that there is money to be made in those niches and what's more, that it is there to be made by you and me, Joe Average.
The basic premise is that 'the money is in the niche', at least initially, which is a departure from the product launch theory that the money is in the list and in the launch to lists of affiliates. Whilst there is undoubtedly truth in that, can you and I, Joe Average that we are, realistically pitch our launch of information products at that level? Personally, I don't think so.
The average Joe Marketer system is one which it is said can be followed by people of all ages and walks of life, with no experience in internet marketing or copy-writing. It guides you how to unearth those hot niche markets, how to make your web site the biggest and best in your particular niche and how to drive tons and tons of free traffic to your web site. For my money, it is this deluge of technical stuff that is the biggest barrier to success on the internet, so if Average Joe Marketer can help you and I overcome that hurdle, we might be a long part of the way towards achieving some kind of success.
http://www.averagejoemarketer.com/?hop=tard60
Of course for you and I, Average Joe Marketer success on the internet is a relative term. We are not all looking to retire or to give up our day job. Many if not most of the people I know who are trying to make a buck on the internet are doing so to supplement income to improve their lifestyle.
The package covers how to use audio, video and copy-writing tricks and tips to market your web site. It claims to give 100% cold hard facts and techniques. At only $39.95 this may well be the information product for the masses of Average Joe Marketers out there looking to gain some insight into the tricks of the trade with internet marketing and to get started without breaking the bank.
I'm about to dash out and get my copy and see what Average Joe Marketer is all about.
http://www.averagejoemarketer.com/?hop=tard60
I have recently had opportunity to review this package. There are lots and lots of would be guru's out there peddling their wares with video and audio, e-books, personal coaching on the subject of the secrets of internet marketing to specific niche markets.
This package seems to be targeted at your every day average (real) person in that it doesn't talk about flash and expensive coaching programs or live video feeds via webinar as seems to be the norm these days for the mega product launches we are bombarded with almost daily.
Average Joe Marketer points out that there are literally hundreds of thousands of small niche markets and that there is money to be made in those niches and what's more, that it is there to be made by you and me, Joe Average.
The basic premise is that 'the money is in the niche', at least initially, which is a departure from the product launch theory that the money is in the list and in the launch to lists of affiliates. Whilst there is undoubtedly truth in that, can you and I, Joe Average that we are, realistically pitch our launch of information products at that level? Personally, I don't think so.
The average Joe Marketer system is one which it is said can be followed by people of all ages and walks of life, with no experience in internet marketing or copy-writing. It guides you how to unearth those hot niche markets, how to make your web site the biggest and best in your particular niche and how to drive tons and tons of free traffic to your web site. For my money, it is this deluge of technical stuff that is the biggest barrier to success on the internet, so if Average Joe Marketer can help you and I overcome that hurdle, we might be a long part of the way towards achieving some kind of success.
http://www.averagejoemarketer.com/?hop=tard60
Of course for you and I, Average Joe Marketer success on the internet is a relative term. We are not all looking to retire or to give up our day job. Many if not most of the people I know who are trying to make a buck on the internet are doing so to supplement income to improve their lifestyle.
The package covers how to use audio, video and copy-writing tricks and tips to market your web site. It claims to give 100% cold hard facts and techniques. At only $39.95 this may well be the information product for the masses of Average Joe Marketers out there looking to gain some insight into the tricks of the trade with internet marketing and to get started without breaking the bank.
I'm about to dash out and get my copy and see what Average Joe Marketer is all about.
http://www.averagejoemarketer.com/?hop=tard60
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