Episode 99 - The History of Transgender Reassignment Surgery

In this episode, we'll cover the history of transgender medicine, with a focus on the development of the main surgical procedures in gender reassignment surgery, including vaginoplasty, phalloplasty, and metoidioplasty. A number of trailblazing surgeons and patients will be covered, and there is even a suture tale about a strange Victorian practice of clitoridectomy. Listener beware: this episode contains some graphic descriptions of genital surgery. 

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This podcast takes an entertaining and informative approach to telling the stories of the people and events that make up the history of modern surgery.