Cases Of Gender Change Increased In Up, Many Cases Are Pending With Psychiatrists – Gender Dysphoria In Up

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On the lines of Delhi, Mumbai, gender change is now being done through plastic surgery in the state too. The number of people changing from Madhuri to Madhav and from Pankaj to Pinky is increasing. Every month two to three cases are coming before the doctors here. So far more than one and a half dozen operations for gender change have been done in the state. In these, the sex change of one man and one woman has taken place in the government hospital. At the same time, 15 such surgeries have been done in a private hospital in Lucknow, while some cases are handed over to psychiatrists. After getting their consent, the procedure for their surgery will be followed.

In June 2018 in KGMU and a few days ago in Meerut, the surgery for gender change has been done, then the process of converting the girl into a young man has been started in MLN Medical College, Prayagraj. Now its cases are increasing. The situation is that every month two to three cases are coming to the OPD of KGMU. Head of Department of Plastic Surgery Prof. According to Vijay Kumar, the process of psychiatric examination in such a case is difficult and lengthy. Four cases disappeared during the counseling itself. Presently work is going on on two cases. After six to two years of counseling and hormonal therapy, the procedure of surgery is adopted. It has a solid guideline. Only those who meet the criteria of psychotherapy undergo surgery.

People of Thailand have done gender change in Lucknow

Dr. RK Mishra, Plastic Surgeon of Super Specialty Hospital located at Shahmina Road in the capital, says that he has done 15 cases of surgery so far. There were six from Thailand who went from male to female. In Delhi’s four cases, three became female to male and one male to female. It has an officer and a businessman. They are doing their work in a normal way.

In total, five cases from different areas of the state, including two cases in Lucknow, have made one male to female and four female to male. All are under constant surveillance. Work is going on on three cases. They tell that in India, the number of people who become men from women is more. There are social reasons for this. People are afraid that after becoming a woman, they may not have to face problems in the society. At the same time, the number of people turning from male to female in foreign countries is continuously increasing. Dr. Mishra says that it costs about six to eight lakh rupees to become a man from a woman, while about three to four lakh rupees are spent in making a man from a woman.

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Head of Department of Plastic Surgery Prof. Vijay Kumar explains that from those who become men from women, their uterus is removed. Microsurgery is done by taking skin from near the hand.

Similarly, in those who become female from male, surgically remove the genitalia. A new genital is made by cutting the testicles. Laser surgery removes chest hair and then gives hormone therapy. Sometimes an implant is also placed in the chest.

If the mind does not match with the physical appearance, then take its support

Dr. Adarsh ​​Tripathi of KGMU’s Department of Mental Diseases says that according to the physical appearance of many people, their mind does not match. This is called gender identity disorder or gender dysphoria.

In this situation the person feels that his natural sex is not in accordance with his gender identity. He is concerned about his appearance, dress, voice etc.

Its symptoms appear even at a young age, but at that time it is avoided as a mental illness. As adults, they start to become uncomfortable. This problem can occur in any one of 30-40 thousand people.

If there is a question of surgery for sex change, hormonal therapy is given to the concerned person for a long time. Counseling is done. It remains to be seen whether he will be able to adopt the direction he wants to go. Just as one wants to be a woman, he has to live as a woman for a long time.