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Orchiectomy

Introduction

Removal of the Testicles.

Often done alongside vaginoplasty.

Additional Resources

Align Surgical - Orchiectomy
elilla - What’s it like to be a post-orchiectomy non-op trans woman
liebertpub - Testicular Seminoma in a Transgender Woman: A Case Report
PubMed - A Rare Case of Male‐to‐Eunuch Gender Dysphoria
PubMed - The hidden world of self-castration and testicular self-injury
PubMed - Voluntary genital ablations: contrasting the cutters and their clients
Reconstructive Surgical Arts - Orchiectomy
Reddit - r/neutered
TransHub - Orchiectomy
Urologic Clinics - Orchiectomy as Bridge or Alternative to Vaginoplasty
Wikipedia - Orchiectomy
YouTube Video: Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics: Bilateral orchiectomy; surgical removal of both testicles
YouTube Video: SorceressEna: 1 Year Later - Orchiectomy MtF Surgery Update
YouTube Video: UCLA Health: Gender Affirming Orchiectomy | Mark S. Litwin, MD | UCLAMDChat
YouTube Video: Urology Times: Simple orchiectomy for transgender patients