title: Transsexual genital self-mutilation.
abstract: Most genital self-mutilations in nonpsychotic patients are found in transsexuals, and premeditation of sex-conversion surgery is the main objective. In this paper, we will describe the case of a male-to-female transsexual who took out his testes as a way to facilitate the surgery and to circumvent the Brazilian laws.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, ABC Medical College, São Paulo, Brazil. dbaltieri@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Danilo Antonio
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Baltieri
authors.forename: Arthur Guerra
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: de Andrade
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D013737:Testis / Q000293:injuries*; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery