Videocrux - Sex change operation to affect health adversely

#Videocrux - Sex change operation to affect health adversely Sex change operation to affect health adversely
Sex changes are outlawed completely in Thailand before the age of 18, and for men aged 18-20 parental consent must be obtained. Thai gay rights campaigner Nathee Teerarojanapong said the greater legal protections are necessary to guard against gender swaps that too often backfire on those who make an irreversible choice. As well as the psychological effects of a sex-change and the recovery from surgery, there are also side effects from the hormones that must be taken to hasten the transformation from male to female that can include hot flushes, tiredness, weight gain and loss of muscle and libido.
Thailand becoming the country with largest transgenders
Thailand, a country with one of the largest transgender populations in the world and surgeons who have pioneered ever cheaper and quicker sex change techniques. For as little as $2,000, men can became a woman.
Govt. to impose strict regulations on gender change
The government is making it tougher for patients to undergo the procedure, forcing them to prove they are psychologically fit to change sex. Anyone wanting to swap gender in Thailand must live as a woman for at least a year, take a course of female hormones, and obtain the approval of two psychiatrists.
Sex change operation to affect health adversely
Sex changes are outlawed completely in Thailand before the age of 18, and for men aged 18-20 parental consent must be obtained. Thai gay rights campaigner Nathee Teerarojanapong said the greater legal protections are necessary to guard against gender swaps that too often backfire on those who make an irreversible choice. As well as the psychological effects of a sex-change and the recovery from surgery, there are also side effects from the hormones that must be taken to hasten the transformation from male to female that can include hot flushes, tiredness, weight gain and loss of muscle and libido.
It's 'no going back' for transgenders

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