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Inmate Wants a Decision on Her Penis  -  ‎Aug 11, 2009‎
But the Correctional Service of Canada doesn't consider a penectomy to be gender reassignment surgery and has refused to say whether it will pay for the Courthouse News Service

Inmate seeks sex-change operation  -  ‎Aug 14, 2009‎
In an application filed in the Federal Court of Canada, Katherine Anne Johnson, 61, said the operation to remove her penis -- a "penectomy" -- has been National Post

Aha! So that's the reason  -  ‎Aug 27, 2009‎
And now 61-year-old former soldier and married father of four, Roland Mery, can join the exclusive club of lads who have performed a penectomy. Irish Independent

Primary Treatment of Verrucous Carcinoma of the Penis With ...  -  ‎Aug 17, 2009‎
Because the patient refused the consensus recommendation of our multidisciplinary tumor conference for a radical penectomy, we used a combination of Archives of Dermatology

'Woman' jailed in men's prison seeks sex change  -  ‎Aug 15, 2009‎
In her affidavit filed with the federal appeal court of Canada, Johnson says, "My only hope is that I will be given a penectomy and will be transferred to Mangalorean.com

Cancer of the Penis. Our Experience in 15 Years - Abstract  -  ‎Jul 9, 2009‎
The technique more frequently employed was the partial penectomy 25 (53%). 4 patients received radiotherapy as initial treatment. UroToday

Gender dysphoria: from Christine Jorgensen to Chaz Bono  -  ‎Jun 22, 2009‎
...as modern medicine will allow, first through orchiectomy and penectomy, but saving some tissue to allow for the formation of female body structures. Examiner.com

Exploring men’s experiences of penile cancer surgery to improve ...  -  ‎Mar 31, 2009‎
Background: Penile cancer is an uncommon but serious cancer; in the UK 50% of patients undergo partial or complete penectomy resulting in far-reaching Nursing Times

Unexpected Penectomy Lands Urologist in Court  -  Jan 22, 2009
But can a general consent form protect a surgeon when he performs a penectomy in the course of a circumcision? Dr. U, 54, was a board-certified urologist Renal and Urology News,

Male circumcision should be frowned upon  -  Nov 12, 2008
...circumcision often leads to excessive scarring, infection, ulcerations in half of the surgeries, and even a penectomy or death in extreme cases. The Cord Weekly,

Man's penis is amputated by surgeon in Kentucky leading to a ...  -  Oct 5, 2008
A penectomy is removal of the penis by surgical means for medical reasons. Circumcision of course is the removal of foreskin of the penis. InjuryBoard.com,

'Hedwig' hits Ogunquit  -  Jun 25, 2008
An everyday tale of gummi bears, flying tomatoes, a botched penectomy and the Platonic notion that sex is the human effort to reconnect two halves of our Portsmouth Herald News,

Out of Reach: Sex Reassignment Surgery Not 'Medically Necessary'?  -  Jun 15, 2008
Through sex reassignment surgery, transgender women may undergo a penectomy and vaginaplasty. Transgender men may undergo bilateral mastectomy and RH Reality Check,

Hillary's Memories Of Healthcare Reform A Bit Off, Too  -  Mar 28, 2008
...during her time at the White House, but it does note that a complaint of "attempted penectomy" was filed again the former First Lady in late 1996. Crystal Air Productions (satire),

What are the symptoms of penile cancer?  -  Feb 10, 2008
Amputation of the penis (penectomy) is an operation that removes the penis. It is the most common and most effective treatment of cancer of the penis. TamilStar.com,

Penis cancer: My very private hell  -  Mar 4, 2008
Slasher relented and called off the penectomy, but the ordeal continued. First, Edwards had to be fitted with a mould for the radiation unit that would zap Independent,

From dickless to hung! Reversing the BME legacy  -  Mar 4, 2008
The penectomy will be grafted on externally, I understand. As erection is now known to be caused by blood pressure and not neural activity, technically the BME,

Beyond the Abstract - Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Penile Cancer ...  -  Oct 19, 2007
Conventional treatment with partial or total penectomy is rejected by many patients leading to needless morbidity and mortality. UroToday,

A 10-Year Retrospective Audit of Penile Cancer Management in the ...  -  Oct 3, 2007
The 5-year relapse-free survival after radiotherapy was 63%, although survival after salvage penectomy was 75% at 4 years. Forty-seven patients had lymph UroToday,

Pistol penectomy  -  Jul 19, 2007
Phuket Gazette,NAKHON SRI THAMMARAT (Gazette, Kom Chad Luek): A Buddhist ordination ceremony in Phraphrom District took a turn for the worst on July 6 after an outbreak of

Cancer treatment for men: Possible sexual side effects  -  Jun 19, 2007
MayoClinic.comPenectomy. Though rare, surgery to remove all or part of the penis is an option for men with penile cancer. If the penectomy is partial, you may still be

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