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Pre-op means before the surgery, and implies that there will be surgery. That is not the same as a "non-op" transsexual, which is often a misnomer, since a person can't both hate their genitals so much to want them removed and also desire to keep them. Transgender would be a better term for them, though every person has a right to call themselves whatever they want.
Anyway, if a person is of the type that will get surgery, then it could mean that they don't have the money, cannot find the medical support needed, hasn't been approved for surgery, or has been disqualified from surgery due to health, age, weight, STDs or other concerns.
As for why non-ops don't get the surgery, it is often because they don't have transsexualism. They are transgender, but don't have transsexualism.
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What is the best predictor of a successful sex reassignment surgery?
a lack of preexisting psychopathology
Do any states require coverage for gender reassignment surgery?
I don't think health insurance covered sex reassignment surgery, but you do need a "transgender" lawyer to help you with legal issues.
Do trans gender men get a penis?
Yes, if they decides to get sex reassignment surgery or use a prosthesis.
How does a woman turn into a man?
Sex reassignment surgery for this does exist. It's not perfect and it's not cheap.
What is the meaning of a pre op transexual?
A transexual is someone who believes him or herself to be the other gender from the one he/she was born, and undergoes hormone therapy and surgery to change the appearance of the body to the other gender (gender reassignment surgery). A preop transexual is someone who has decided to undergo gender reassignment surgery, has started taking hormone therapy, and usually has been living as the other gender for 1-2 years and undergoing therapy, but has not yet had the surgery. The hormones can alter the appearance of the preop transexual, making them appear more like the other gender. For example, men taking female hormones can stop growing facial hair, lose muscle mass, and become less aggresive. Females taking male hormones can start getting facial hair, gain muscle mass, and have a deeper voice. Some preop transexuals decide to stop and this point and live as the other gender with the hormones, without undergoing surgery. After gender reassignment surgery, the person will then legally be the gender they have been altered to be.
When did Kate Snow have her transgender surgery?
Kate Snow never had sex reassignment surgery. She was born female.
Is martina navratalova a transgender?
No. You might be confusing her with Christine Jorgensen, the first famous person to have sex reassignment surgery.
Who is chastity bono?
She's the daughter of Cher and the late Sonny Bono. She had sex reassignment surgery and became Chaz Bono.
Do transgender males have vaginas?
I am transgender female and I was born with a penis. Assuming that you understand a trans woman is a male to female transsexual. Before they have Genital Reassignment Surgery trans women have the penis that they are born with. After the surgery the tissue from the penis has been used to create a neovagina that looks and functions just as a natal females vagina. It takes an expert to recognize the difference. Trans women do not have periods and cannot get pregnant, they do not have a uterus.
Is preop slang?
No, it's an abbreviation for "pre-operation"
When was sex change possible?
the earliest identifiable recipient of Male to Female Sex Reassignment Surgery was Lili Elbi in Berlin 1930-1931 which was not done properly so it resulted in death
How do you spell reassignment?
Reassignment is spelled as "r-e-a-s-s-i-g-n-m-e-n-t."
