do both sets of genitalia on transexuals function?

Answer 1

Transsexuals only have one type of genitalia--either the one they were born with, or the one created by sexual reassignment surgery. You are thinking of hermaphrodites or intersexed people.

Answer 2

If you mean "transsexuals", that usually means people who were born with one kind of body, but who prefer to live as the other sex (e.g. someone born with a woman's body, but who feels like they're "really" a man, and so then lives as a man and often then gets surgically altered).

Whether the genitals function after a transsexual operation depends on the skill of the surgeon. Male-to-female usually works rather well, although since the new "vagina" is seen by the body as a wound, it'll close up without regular dilation. Female-to-male is trickier, but I've heard they're getting very good now at making "working" penises. So urination is usually no problem, sex is usually no problem.

But if by "function" you mean "make babies", the answer is a solid no. %-)

If you're really thinking about "hermaphrodites" -- that is, people born with both male and female genitalia -- the answer is almost always "no, neither usually works particularly well". The penis is usually small and incapable of erection, and the vagina is often incomplete and therefore not very deep. And, again, baby-making is usually not going to happen.

Answer 3

a male wanting to be a woman can have sugery to reverse the penis and pretty much just stick it up inside for lack of better terms. so all the nervous are still there. woman wanting to male dont have that option. they make extra skin and add fake balls as well as putting the urethra through it so they can use the bathroom. to have sex they have to put on a diffrent penis....it sounds funny, but thats what i read from a transexual after her surgery

Answer 4

An open transgender person I met explained to me that even though she was born with both sets of genetalia, the male set was never functional for her at any point in her life.

Answer 5

Transsexualism or transsexuality is a condition in which a transsexual person self-identifies as a member of the gender opposite to the one assigned to them at birth. Transsexual people are stereotypically described as "women trapped in male bodies" or vice versa, although some members of the transsexual community, as well as some outside the community, reject this model. [1]

Most transsexual men and women desire to establish a permanent social role as a member of the gender with which they identify. Many transsexual people also desire various types of medical alterations (sex reassignment therapy) to their bodies. These physical alterations are collectively referred to as sex reassignment therapy and often include hormones and sex reassignment surgery. The entire process of switching from one physical and social gender presentation to the other is often referred to as transition, and usually takes several years.

To obtain sex reassignment therapy, transsexual people are usually required to receive psychological therapy and a diagnosis of gender identity disorder. They must also live as members of their target sex for a period of time, known as the Real-life test, prior to surgery, and meet other requirements specified by protocols known as Standards of Care. These requirements are intended to prevent individuals from transitioning and later regretting doing so; however, their effectiveness is questionable. By most estimates, less than 1% of transsexual people ever regret transitioning.

Currently, the causes of transsexualism are unknown, and estimates of prevalence vary substantially.

Answer 6

I think u mean a hermaphrodite.