is a sex change operation a better choice than trying to live in the wrong body?

Question

im trying to figure out if i should go for it or try to deal with fealing like im in the wrong body

Answer 1

The best thing about this question is that no one can tell you the answer.

You have the freedom to do what you want. While some may have "their" opinions about this issue, their answer will be guided by what they believe to be right or wrong.

No offense to you, but asking this question is like asking a preacher if it is OK to be gay. He/she will tell you no because of what they believe.

Make the decision you want and make the decision that is best for you. :)

Answer 2

Sex change operations are a major step...you'll lose the equipment you were born with and can never get it back, and the body you get out of it will never work quite the way it would if you were born that way. For example, guys who become women can't get the "vagina" (fauxgina?) to self-lubricate.
Obviously this is something you don't want to leap into, and a decision that can't be made just by consulting Yahoo Answers. Look into the pre-procedure counseling to see what all is involved in the sex change operation, what you can expect for life afterwards (while making no commitment to the procedure), and let that help you decide.
For what it's worth, I think it would be best to work with what you're given. There are plenty of social networks these days for people with different gender identities. Look into those as well to find other people going through the same struggle. I unfortunately don't have any links for you, but I imagine they could be found easily enough on myspace or other social networking sites.

Answer 3

You can't just go out and "get a sex change operation". Look into it on the net, talk to people, interact. If all goes well there then look into it further in person. You are required to go to counseling in order to have surgery so that would be an additional place to get some help. You should be whoever you are and don't let these idiots tell you otherwise. If you ask something like this on a public board you are going to get all kinds of morons telling you stuff you don't want to hear. Take this issue elsewhere - to a place where people are going to understand you better. These jerk offs aren't going to help you out. Good luck in finding yourself.

Answer 4

One would think from some of the answers here that God created your body but had nothing whatsoever to do with your mind/soul/gender identification. Who would have thought that He could have overlooked those "little" things.

Look, everyone needs to feel comfortable in their own skin. If you can deal with things without surgery, that's fine. If you need the surgery to feel complete, then that's fine, too. The very fact that you asked this question would suggest that you aren't quite ready to take that leap. I suspect that you will absolutely know 100% when the time is right, if ever. Even then you'll likely go through a year of transition and counseling before any surgery is actually performed.

Good luck to you.

Answer 5

I'd say live w/o the operation mainly because any operation is risky no matter how small the procedure, what u're interested in having is very dangerous however, if u feel u just cannot go on and the risk of living in the wrong body out weighs the risks of the operation then go for it, but please give your decision lots of thought and do your research on a plastic surgeon i mean extensive research, i've just heard lots of horror stories of surgeries gone wrong, not trying to scare the heck out of u, just make an informed decision!!! I Wish You The Best of Luck!!!!!

Answer 6

I think that if you really feel this way and you have for awhile, you should look into it. The best thing is probably to speak to a counsellor if you aren't already because any responsible doctor will want to be sure that you are transgendered and certain before beginning such a complex and difficult process. Also, learning more about what's involved might help clarify in your mind how you feel about your identity. If you have any alternative bookstores where you live you might want to see if you can find books on the subject to inform yourself as much as possible. If you really feel like you're in the wrong body, you owe it to yourself and your happiness to at least look into what your considering.

Answer 7

Talk to a counsellor, hon; preferably one with experience in gender issues. Make absolutely sure that this is what you need.
If you can't be absolutely certain, DON'T DO IT.
It's a huge decision, and it's one-way; if you have surgery and regret it later, there's not a lot you can do about it.


("Todd C"; you're wrong. A post-op vagina looks and functions exactly like a natal one; and it does self-lubricate after a year or two)

Answer 8

this is stressful to describe, we in simple terms look interior the mirror and what we see is thoroughly diverse from what we are waiting for. We sense like we are meant to have the physique of the different intercourse and as a effect that motives some severe disassociation and melancholy by using incongruences between our bodies and our even maximum common expectancies of it. i've got generally heard human beings say that it relatively is a challenge with physique image and we would desire to consistently manage it like various different physique image issues, with counseling; yet there are particular expectancies that one has for his or her physique and this is not unreasonable for persons to need them corrected in the event that they are not met. If somebody gets their face destroyed in an accident docs will attempt to repair it and get it into the suited shape, somewhat than in simple terms leave it destroyed. If somebody gets severe burns they'll take delivery of epidermis grafts. And if somebody is born the incorrect intercourse they gets hormone remedies and surgical procedures to perfect that deformity comparable to the different.

Answer 9

If it makes you feel better about yourself, do it. I think you would have to take some kind of counseling before the surgery. Your doc can give you some therapists that specialize in that sort of thing

GOOD LUCK & I know you'll make the right decision

Answer 10

You should do whatever makes you feel like who you are on the inside. If that means doing it, then go for it.