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'''Penectomy''' is surgical removal of the penis, for medical or personal reasons, without trying to reconstruct the genitals into a vagina.<ref name="trans bodies 617">Laura Erickson-Schroth, ed. ''Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community.'' Oxford University Press, 2014. Page 279, 617.</ref> | '''Penectomy''' is surgical removal of the penis, for medical or personal reasons, without trying to reconstruct the genitals into a vagina.<ref name="trans bodies 617">Laura Erickson-Schroth, ed. ''Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community.'' Oxford University Press, 2014. Page 279, 617.</ref> | ||
Disambiguation: penectomy only refers to the removal of the penis. When the testicles as well as the penis are removed, this is called [[emasculation]]. Emasculation is a form of [[genital nullification]]. Removal of just the testicles is called [[ | Disambiguation: penectomy only refers to the removal of the penis. When the testicles as well as the penis are removed, this is called [[emasculation]]. Emasculation is a form of [[genital nullification]]. Removal of just the testicles is called [[orchiectomy]] or "orchi" for short. Historically, removal of the testicles was called castration.<ref name="mtfsNBsurg">{{Cite web |title=Non-Binary Options For Bottom Surgery |author= |work=MTFsurgery.net |date=8 April 2020 |access-date=28 June 2020 |url= https://www.mtfsurgery.net/non-binary-surgery.htm}}</ref> This page should focus only on the removal of the penis. | ||
==Penectomy as part of a gender transition== | ==Penectomy as part of a gender transition== | ||