Penectomy

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Background information on Penectomy

Penectomy is the surgical removal of the penis for medical reasons.

Cancer, for example, sometimes necessitates removal of all or part of the penis. In extremely rare instances, botched circumcisions performed by unqualified persons have also resulted in full or partial penectomies.

Genital surgical procedures for transwomen (transgendered or transsexual women) undergoing sex reassignment surgery, do not usually involve the complete removal of the penis; part or all of the glans is usually kept and reshaped as a clitoris, and the skin of the penile shaft may also be inverted to form the vagina. When procedures such as this are not possible, other procedures such as colovaginoplasty are used which do involve the removal of the penis.

Issues related to the removal of the penis appear in psychology, for example in the condition known as castration anxiety. Others, who associate the organ with rape and male dominance and aggression, may consciously or subconsciously see the organ (their own or those of others) as a weapon and express a hatred for it, potentially desiring to see it violently removed.

Some men have undergone penectomies as a voluntary body modification, but professional opinion is divided as to whether or not the desire for penile amputation is a pathology, thus including it as part of a body dysmorphic disorder. Voluntary subincision, removal of the glans penis, and bifurcation of the penis are related topics.

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News Articles on Penectomy

Hillary's Memories Of Healthcare Reform A Bit Off, Too  -  Mar 28, 2008
Crystal Air Productions (satire),...during her time at the White House, but it does note that a complaint of "attempted penectomy" was filed again the former First Lady in late 1996.

What are the symptoms of penile cancer?  -  Feb 10, 2008
TamilStar.com,Amputation of the penis (penectomy) is an operation that removes the penis. It is the most common and most effective treatment of cancer of the penis.

Beyond the Abstract - Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Penile Cancer ...  -  19 Oct 2007
UroToday,Conventional treatment with partial or total penectomy is rejected by many patients leading to needless morbidity and mortality.

A 10-Year Retrospective Audit of Penile Cancer Management in the ...  -  Oct 3, 2007
UroToday,The 5-year relapse-free survival after radiotherapy was 63%, although survival after salvage penectomy was 75% at 4 years. Forty-seven patients had lymph

Trans tax trial concludes  -  Aug 30, 2007
Bay Windows,He asked Dietz if GID is associated with suicidality, auto-castration or penectomy, which means the removal of the penis. On the first day of the trial

Pistol penectomy  -  Jul 19, 2007
Phuket Gazette,NAKHON SRI THAMMARAT (Gazette, Kom Chad Luek): A Buddhist ordination ceremony in Phraphrom District took a turn for the worst on July 6 after an outbreak of

Cancer treatment for men: Possible sexual side effects  -  Jun 19, 2007
MayoClinic.comPenectomy. Though rare, surgery to remove all or part of the penis is an option for men with penile cancer. If the penectomy is partial, you may still be

Personal Column: Trapped in the wrong body  -  Feb 3, 2007
Independent,I had full vaginoplasty, cliteroplasty, labiaplasty, penectomy and orchitectomy. I didn't have breast augmentation because the hormones I take are making my

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