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Occurrence of phantom genitalia after gender reassignment surgery.

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It is predicted that male-to-female transsexuals will be much less likely to experience a phantom penis than a "normal" man who has had his penis amputated for another reason, and that the same will be true of female- to-male transsexuals who have had breast removal surgery.
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This article is published in Medical Hypotheses.The article was published on 2007-01-01. It has received 51 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Phantom limb & Gender reassignment surgery.

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Neurosensory Re-education following Gender-affirming Phalloplasty: A Novel Treatment Protocol

TL;DR: In this paper , a targeted rehabilitation protocol was developed to integrate and optimize peripheral and central contributions to sensation following phalloplasty, which was constructed over four phases by a multi-disciplinary team (phalloplastic/peripheral nerve surgeon, reconstructive urologist, pelvic floor physiotherapists, nerve therapist, sex therapist, sexual medicine physician).

Prosthetic Configurations: Rethinking Relationships of Bodies, Technologies, and (Dis)Abilities

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the role of the human body in the creation of Blade Runner and the play of "Read the Body" in the movie adaptation of the movie.
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Sexual Organs and Society

TL;DR: Sexual anxieties have brought mankind medical-supported mutilations in spermatorrhoea and the removal of the prepuce is debated, and phantoms of sexual organs are still difficult to explain.

Algumas considerações anatômicas e psicodinâmicas sobre a semelhança entre os sexos a feminilidade primária

TL;DR: Several Freudian thinkers worked Freud's concepts of femininity to the point of contradiction, reaching the idea of primary human femininity, as Jacques André and Robert Stoller, among others as discussed by the authors.
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Assessment and hormonal management in adolescent and adult trans people, with attention for sexual function and satisfaction

TL;DR: T'Sjoen et al. as mentioned in this paper presented an up-to-date overview of clinical consensus statements on trans health care with attention for sexual function and satisfaction where available.
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Synaesthesia in Phantom Limbs Induced with Mirrors

TL;DR: In this paper, a virtual reality box is used to simulate the feeling of a real arm being touched by a real hand in order to study the inter-sensory effects of visual input on the phantom.
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The perception of phantom limbs. The D. O. Hebb lecture.

TL;DR: It is suggested that patients with phantom limbs provide a valuable opportunity not only for exploring neural plasticity in the adult human brain but also for understanding the relationship between the activity of sensory neurons and conscious experience.
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