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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.About:
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.read more
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Cortical organisation of tactile stimulation in heterosexual males : why body areas differ in their facilitation of sexual arousal.
TL;DR: In this paper, an online survey was conducted to identify which body areas, rated by participants, are high in their ability to facilitate sexual arousal; to measure the intensity of different body areas; and to identify whether the areas of greatest intensity lie adjacent cortically to the genital area thus supporting the hypothesised neuroplasticity of brain functioning.
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Discussion of “Phantom Penis: Extrapolating Neuroscience and Employing Imagination for Trans Male Embodiment”
TL;DR: In this paper, the phantom penis in transgender men combines feelings of loss and potential and may contribute to self-authentication and pleasure following phalloplasty, according to the authors.
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Inzidenz neuropathischer Schmerzen nach Orchidektomie und geschlechtsangleichender Operation
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Neurosensory Re-education following Gender-affirming Phalloplasty: A Novel Treatment Protocol
Blair R Peters,Alvin A. Annen,Jens U. Berli,Sandra Gallagher,Caitlin Smigelski,Lorna H. Kahn,Hales E. Skelton +6 more
TL;DR: A novel protocol targeting peripheral and central contributions to sensation to provide a tool to help optimize experienced sensation for transmasculine individuals undergoing phalloplasty is introduced.
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The Hot Questions of Prepubertal Gender Dysphoria in Girls
TL;DR: A major focus is currently devoted to the gender issues, with three readings: gender identity, gender role, and sexual orientation, considered as three key aspects of human psychosexual differentiation in sex-dimorphic differences as mentioned in this paper.
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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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