Inside The Practice Of A Doctor Who Has Performed 1,500 Gender Reassignment Surg

[awilliams1701]

Inside The Practice Of A Doctor Who Has Performed 1,500 Gender Reassignment Surgeries (VIDEO)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/01/marci-bowers-gender-reassignment-transgender_n_6980782.html

Huffington Post
April 1st, 2015

"When Dr. Marci Bowers became an OB-GYN more than 20 years ago, she had found more than her professional path. Assigned male at birth, Bowers had spent years living in denial about her true gender identity, and she had hoped her chosen medical career would allow her to put those feelings aside and simply be a part of women's lives. However, the effect was quite different for the married father of three.

"The more I felt a part of their lives, the more I felt that, actually, this should be my life," Bowers told Oprah on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 2007.

Twenty-two years into her marriage, Bowers underwent gender reassignment surgery. Today, she is one of the world's leading gender reassignment surgeons herself, having helped more than 1,500 patients transition since she began practicing."

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[ImagineKate]

She's awesome and on my short list for GCS.

[Lady Smith]

Thank you so much for sharing that link Ashley.

[kittenpower]

She's at the top of my list, along with Dr. Meltzer and Dr. Brassard, however, with all of the complications (infection, necrosis, granulation, scarring, never ending dilating, and anorgasmia) I keep reading about, SRS is not something I'm actively pursuing right now.

[awilliams1701]

She's at the top of my list, but since its so far away my list could change drastically. I like the facts that she's had it done herself, and her efforts against FGM. There is an added bonus that many experts say you can fix feeling after FGM, yet most of her patients get it back. I'm keeping an open mind.

However I loved hearing her story the word ashamed resonated with me because I've been ashamed at the thought of being trans back when I was in high school. I related to a couple of the other included stories as well.

[ImagineKate]

She's at the top of my list, along with Dr. Meltzer and Dr. Brassard, however, with all of the complications (infection, necrosis, granulation, scarring, never ending dilating, and anorgasmia) I keep reading about, SRS is not something I'm actively pursuing right now.

Brassard won't take me and with bowers there's the chance insurance will at least partially cover it. Plus I like the fact that she's a trans woman and is sympathetic to my situation as a trans woman.

[awilliams1701]

Why wouldn't Brassard take you?

Brassard won't take me and with bowers there's the chance insurance will at least partially cover it. Plus I like the fact that she's a trans woman and is sympathetic to my situation as a trans woman.

[ImagineKate]

Why wouldn't Brassard take you?

I can't say for sure if he won't but he seems to want perfectly healthy patients. I have high blood pressure and diabetes which is managed with medication.