FTM Genital Reconstructive Surgery

[Christo]

I don't know how high the risk is, but to never 'come' again? That's scary.

Yep that's damn scary but that's me to.  we gotta do research & think b4 we say yes.

[discarded]

In regards to the risks (not being able to orgasm), there's sooo much more you have to consider. It's very easy to just say "I want it bad enough to never experience that again". But what about future partners? There's no doubt you can make them orgasm, but a true relationship is always a 2-way street. You will be able to make them orgasm, but they would not be able to make you orgasm. That can, and does, shatter someone's confidence.

For example, while recovering from my surgery my partner refused to even masturbate because he felt guilty about the fact that I could not (and that it was painful and I wouldn't be able to orgasm). Even after I told him it was fine, he tried to keep it on the DL to spare my feelings. And when I was finally well enough to try sex again, and I wasn't able to orgasm, but he was, it was a huge strain. When your partner wants to make you orgasm, but you physically cannot, it's a blow to the self esteem and confidence...and in some respect your partner may wind up feeling inadequate or that the relationship isn't balanced (or that they're not doing enough for you).

...there's so much more to orgasming in regards to our willingness to give it up and our lack of foresight in how it will affect our relationships.

[James-Alen]

Hey you ^^ I'm not sure we have *shakes hand* I've seen ya round though. Could I live with it, yes. Pleasantly? No. It would be a great horrendous amount of suckage but even I,  a border lining nympho can say some things are more important than sex in this life. I could pretend for his sake and my own amusement, and it would perhaps cause me to long for my lost abilities but I think I could survive a happier guy in the long run. Not being ably to cum makes my neck hair stand up, i hope when i am old enough to get the surgery, tech advances a bit

[kestin]

As I identify on the Masculine end of Androgyne... I want to pass as male and I feel like its more the real 'me' when I appear more masculine. I definitely aim to start T this year and get top surgery sometime in the future. I'm not too bothered by periods, its regular as far as I can tell (I've never kept track though) but it doesn't cause me uber amounts of pain, so I doubt I'd get a hysterectomy unless I had to (heh, I'd match my Mum then!) XD Plus, it's something I can fall back on if I need an excuse for a sick day XD (that should be interesting once I pass full time lol)

Penises... (or Penii as my flatmate would say) don't interest me (I just... don't find them pretty ok yes, the girl bits aren't much better but I prefer em'!) Certainly that has helped in my confusion over my ->-bleeped-<- (like why do I want to appear male but don't want to actually be a male?)

Quite simply, I think vagina's are more efficient and discreet, they don't get in the way, they don't make a big issue of themselves at inopportune times... and plus one can always attach all sorts of things, if you really want have the ability to do with, what penises do :3 and yes, the SRS outcomes are definitely not the best option IMHO

... hope my reply didn't get too OT '_';

[Suzy]

FWIW, I think if I were in a relationship with a transman, I would rather him have something that worked, no matter what shape it came in.  I would rather have something mutually fulfilling than to be able to feel something remotely resembling a penis.  Yes, I think it's really unfair, but show me a working phalloplasty that really looks and performs well, and I might change my mind.

Kristi

[Elincubus]

I don't really care about my uterus and ovaries that much either way, but I don't want to have them removed just to have them removed. Sure I don't like my period, but it's always been irregular and happend about four times a year and T would fix that anyway.
If I can get a functional penis one day, I will definitely go for it. I've seen some surgery results from Germany that really look great and the guys who got them were very happy with them and said they hadn't lost any feeling down there.
But, well, I understand everybody who says he doesn't want to trade the ability to orgasm for a penis, but the genitals I've got at the moment did never really work for me, anyway.

[jaded]

i without  ? plan on having bottom surgery in the not to far future yeh i would get a phalloplast if som1 got better and doing it but otherwize meta 4 me:)
i also want my "other bits" removed they are a useless part of me and dont belong there therefore i want em gone.
as far as losing sensation goes not every1 does i was told i will lose nipple sensation with top surgery and i didnt so.... ya never know
i get those guys that dont want bottom surgery .but i feel its the best bet 4 me i want to look at my body and be happy with all of it not just the top part.....
jaded

[JonasCarminis]

i do want a full hysterectomy because of fear of cancer, ut that probably wont be until after college.  right now, i just want top surgury.  and a clitoral release (no testicle implants or anything) before im out of college would be nice.

[GQjoey]

Definitely gonna get a hysto, and chest surgery, I'm good on spending 50+ thousand dollars on something I know I won't be "happy" about. It would be GREAT to have a functioning dick, I could piss, and (insert sexual innuendo here) with, but until it's somewhat "perfected" I'm ok with using prosthetics.

[PolarBear]

Hmm, I'm not sure if I'm FtM or androgyne yet, but personally I'd rather that my bits work properly than that they are somewhat more "pleasing to the eye", so to speak. Not that I find either the female or the male kind very pleasing to the eye, to be honest. 

Sometimes I am thinking about taking T, and I guess that would mean that I would have a hysterectomy because I want to keep the chance of cancer as low as possible, and because in my country you need to be infertile to be able to legally change your gender.
If I do decide to take T, top surgery is a given for me. I'd love to walk around on the beach without a shirt on. (without getting stared at, that is.)

Cheers,
PolarBear

[Yochanan]

My highest priority is top surgery. I can hardly bear my chest right now. (I mean, I bind all day, which is hot and uncomfortable [and sometimes painful], but when I try going without a shirt when I'm alone [I hate wearing shirts and it irks me that I don't have a choice], the motion of my chest makes me sick and upset.)

As for bottom surgery, well, I don't know if I want to give up sexual pleasure to have an inadequate dick. I mean, if it looked normal and felt normal, and I could piss out of it, and I could pass naked without question, I might give up sex (maybe), but for a little, strange-looking thing or a patchwork thing of skin from other parts of my body? I don't frigging think so.

I'll probably wait a few years to even give it more serious thought--I'm only 18 and I don't want to be hasty with this. I've made stupid decisions before, and I don't want to do it again.