title: A method of preserving the glans penis as a clitoris in sex conversion operations in male transsexuals.
abstract: At sex conversion operations on male transsexuals the glans penis is usually resected or used as a "portio" in the constructed artificial vagina. The glans penis and the clitoris are embryologically corresponding organs and it may be logical to conserve the glans as a clitoris in sex conversion operations. In one young male transsexual the glans penis was used as a substitute for clitoris. The result was good both cosmetically and functionally.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002987:Clitoris / Q000601:surgery*; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000601:surgery*