The PGI has conducted seven sex reassignment (change) surgeries and of the seven, five were males who opted to become females while two females turned male after surgeries, said Prof Sanjay Bhadada, senior endocrinologist of the PGI.
He said it had been witnessed that some people were not satisfied with their physiology. “There are several stages in it. In simple terms, a person born as man who feels unfit in the body type and desires to become a woman. Similarly, a woman who wants to become a man. In the final stage, when the brain begins to function as the opposite gender, the surgery is performed. We have performed seven such surgeries so far,” said Professor Bhadada.
He said people deserted children born with disproportionate genitals and society branded them as eunuchs, but with the latest advancement in medical science, such deformities could be rectified through surgeries.
“We have performed such surgeries and the problem is treatable,” said Professor Bhadada.
He said the Department of Endocrinology was hosting a two-day meet in which leading doctors would discuss various issues of hormonal imbalance, including disorders of sexual differentiation, in which it was difficult to differentiate between male and female body morphology. — TNS