OB-Gyn Nurse practitioner wants to expand education re: MTF procedures

January 29, 2009

 I am a OB/GYN Nurse practitioner and Certified Nurse-Midwife in Las vegas, Nevada. There is a sizable Transgendered population her in Las Vegas entertainment industry and I have had a few of these patients in my practice. I am seeking more information and would appreciate any information you could send me or refer to me. [...]

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MTF patient writes something sweet

January 29, 2009

Hello Dr. Reed , I think that is so much more than fair of you, and again I didn’t mean to appear to take advantage of your kindness..I would never do so, it was completely unintentional.  I will try to get the initial consult fee together as quickly as I can so that we may [...]

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Urinary stream goes forward after MTF Vaginoplasty

January 23, 2009

Re: Have had a procedure in the US and urinary stream goes forward Hi Gladys, Thank you for joining our group MTF-SRS-FTM Yahoo adult group. Despite a very close placement of the urinary opening to where it should be, just under the pubic bone, post operative tension on the skin surrounding that opening, the vulvar [...]

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Status Post Op Thailand

January 22, 2009

I am post-op. Had surgery on 6/26/2006 by Dr. ….   in Bangkok. I am on HRT forever.Specific_Questions: I have a few problems I feel should be corrected. First of them is when I become sexually aroused, my urethra area becomes so swelled it almost blocks my vaginal opening. It feels lik when I used to get [...]

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Male Chest Reconstuction (subcutaneous mastetcomy)

January 11, 2009

The periareolar approach is good for size A breast, and will inevitably produce some (hopefully transient) wrinkles as a larger circle is worked into a smaller circle.  The smaller circle being the down sized areolar or pigmented shield that surrounds the nipple.  A way of minimizing  wrinkling is the leave the areolar halfway in size [...]

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Another Vaginoplasty Grant Case Done for $8,500

January 10, 2009

This lady had sent in her deposit last year and is doing exceptionally well with a lubricous vulva. Her brother who turns out to be a really nice gent will be spending a few days with her for moral support. This coming week, revision on a patient with a elongated urethra almost touching her belly [...]

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FTM Testicular Implants not all the same

January 7, 2009

Hi, I have been fitted with a Mentor silicone elastomer testicular implant a few months ago, but I am unhappy with the texture I found it too hard and not feel enough natural like my other (the real one).I would like to know:1. Do you have access to other type of prosthesis more realistic and [...]

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MTF vaginoplasty patient with meatal stenosis

January 7, 2009

Done many years ago, elsewhere.  She has recurrent bleeding from the urinary opening and has received the million dollar workup from another urologist unfamiliar with MTF patients, including 2 cystoscopies, flexible and rigid, and MRI and a CT scan, and the obvious left unattended for years.  Her urethra opens almost at the top of her pubis [...]

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Dr. Reed’s MTF Grants

January 4, 2009

Having an MTF vaginoplasty with reduced fees. Last year (2008) and the year before (2007) we were very fortunate to have been a research resource for orchiectomy specimens.  Regretfully this relationship was concluded last year.   This was the sole basis of funds for our Grant project with one exception.  A very nice prospective MTF patient [...]

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Orchiectomy and hormones

January 4, 2009

As a rule of thumb, you can reduce female hormones by one third after orchiectomy.  My bias is to keep estradiol ranges betwen 125 and 150 to avoid thrombo-embolic phenomena, such as strokes and coronary events.   An MTF oriented patient wrote yesterday: can he have orchiectomy even if not on hormones.  My reply was yes, but [...]

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