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Namba, et al. "Phantom erectile penis after sex reassignment surgery" Acta Medical Okayama, 62(3), 2008.
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Sexual reassignment
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This case study concerns a 52 year old who was diagnosed as a male to female transsexual, and then had his penis and testicles removed, and a vagina a clitoris were created. After the operation, she (the authors refer to the patient consistently as 'he', but I think it's more polite to refer to someone as the the gender with which they identify) complained to clitoral hypersensitivity and a sensation known as "phantom erectile penis".
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http://scienceblogs.com/neurotopia/2008/10/you_think_your_phantom_limb_is.php?ut
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