Pooor poor lady boyz
Cosmetic castration banned
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Health chiefs in Thailand have barred hospitals and clinics from castrating would-be "ladyboys" amid growing concern about the operation being seen as a cheap and quick alternative to a full sex-change.
In a letter to 16,000 private health units, the Public Health Ministry said doctors performing the operation outside formal sex-change therapy - which requires rigorous physical and mental evaluation of the patient - faced up to six months in jail.
However, senior health official Tara Chinakarn admitted that policing the temporary ban might be difficult as cosmetic removal of the testicles was such a quick operation and easy to conduct in secret.
"It's hard to track them down as it takes only 15-20 minutes to have the surgery," Tara said.
Thailand is home to a large number of "ladyboys," or "katoey" in Thai, a term that covers anything from a transvestite to a man who has undergone a full sex change.
Source: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/world/ar...&in_page_id=64
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