Gender Transplants??

[Jessica.Heart]

I have often wondered:  With all of the advancements in medical technology why is genital reconstruction the only option?  It seems to me that if it is possible to put a baboon's heart into a human, than shouldn't it be possible to swap gender parts with a willing donor?  For instance if a male to female TS donates their 'parts' and a female to male TS donates their 'parts' why couldn't they just switch?

This would make the FTM truely male and theoretically able to reproduce, and it would also make the MTF truely biologically female and able to bear children.

Any takers??

[Lisbeth]

It's not quite that simple, but if they could do it I'd sign up in a heartbeat.

[mikke]

Absolutely. If it were possible, I'd be on the horn with every loan shark in the country. 

[Bobbie]

Me first...me me me

[zombiesarepeaceful]

I'd do it in a heartbeat.

[Christine Eryn]

I don't think there's too many of us that would pass up the opportunity, especially with alot of willing participants.

[Christo]

yea I do it.  where do I sign up?  it aint possible though

[shanetastic]

yea I do it.  where do I sign up?  it aint possible though

Sadly enough.  Doesn't it have to do with the cells of the new organ and the antibodies fighting it off until it would eventually kill the organs?  Or am I completely lost here and just rambling. 

[Lisbeth]

yea I do it.  where do I sign up?  it aint possible though

Sadly enough.  Doesn't it have to do with the cells of the new organ and the antibodies fighting it off until it would eventually kill the organs?  Or am I completely lost here and just rambling. 

That's pretty much the case with any transplant.  That's why they try to get as close a genetic match as possible and give anti-rejection drugs.

[HiddenCharm]

What about stem cells, couldn't they just grow new gender appropriate body parts for us?

[Sandy]

While we're playing fantasy games here, there seems to be one drawback even in fantasyland.

There truly seems to be more male-to-female people than female-to-male.  So there would be an overabundance of donor males wanting to give up their equipment and a dearth of donor females wanting to exchange with a male.

The women donors would be able to have the pick of the crop of the males so to speak and be able to demand payment as well.

What a world *that* would be!

-Sandy

[Karla B]

Stem cell research is very promising. Give it another 10 or 20 years.
This kind of reaseach will make Hrt more safer, It'll give better results for SRS and much more, Who knows?
I can see some amazing things happening for the Transgendered in the future because of stem cell research.   Not only for the transgendered, but for everyone Like people with cancer, diabetes and many more medical problems.
In the meantime, we'll have to accept the way things are.  

With the transplants, I wish it were that easy. I guess I would say, Where do I sign up? M2Fs might have problems but it would be the so called "cats meow" for F2Ms.

[Lisbeth]

There truly seems to be more male-to-female people than female-to-male.  So there would be an overabundance of donor males wanting to give up their equipment and a dearth of donor females wanting to exchange with a male.

Not true.  Don't believe those 30 year old numbers.  They are pretty even. 

[demanorio]

I saw a show on discovery health once about future technology, and they took a few healthy cells from a man's failing heart, let them grow, and made him a completely new, completely functional, compatible heart for a transplant.  This makes me wonder...  if they could take the right cells from down below and create the right parts (in my case, take some cells from the clitoris and/or vagina as well as the urethra and make a penis with urethra and everything in tact), then i'd be happy with that.  I don't think we'll ever get to a point where we can go in and alter the genes, turning XX into XY and vice versa so that we can actually produce offspring of our own with the right body, but it would still be cool to actually FEEL something during intercourse using normal-sized genitals made from our own cells.

[daisybelle]

There truly seems to be more male-to-female people than female-to-male.  So there would be an overabundance of donor males wanting to give up their equipment and a dearth of donor females wanting to exchange with a male.

If I were an FTM currently I would hesitate as the surgery results do not seem as promising, functional, etc as the MTF get from their surgery.

And imagine, FTM's could get a full functioning penis it might encourage more to come out of the closet.   

Jokingly:  Male could also charge back too.   Size matters --- charge by the inch...  LOL

Sorry I had to say that.  Anyway If I am off base let me know.

Daisy

[Holly]

I would do it, but I would want some big uns!!!  No use being a woman if you can't show off your curves!!!

[Annie Social]

There truly seems to be more male-to-female people than female-to-male.  So there would be an overabundance of donor males wanting to give up their equipment and a dearth of donor females wanting to exchange with a male.

Not true.  Don't believe those 30 year old numbers.  They are pretty even. 

Quite so. The MTF and FTM support groups here have pretty much equal numbers.

[Jeannette]

Maybe, it would depend on the donor.  I would have to think of my future offspring.  Dont want them to be pathetic looking.

[tinkerbell]

I'm assuming you meant sex/reproductive organs, correct?  The only reason I would like a uterus and ovaries is to have my own child.  It's a dream that I know I won't be able to realize in this lifetime....but if it were possible, sure I'd love to.

tink

[LynnER]

Id go for it...  Id also go for the rejuvination of what I allready have... Stem cell research seems to be the only way to go for this though...  The problems with transplanting the reproductive organs go far beyond something as simple as a heart transpalnt...  there are thousands of nerves taht have to be properly attached, and it requires a heck of allot of plumbing work...  Its a pipe dream at this point... but then again, 50 years ago who imagined a cell phone, let alone that a persons celphone would be more advanced and have more computing power than there largest super computers... or that lasers would be used medicly... or that an I-Pod would hold more than every computer in existance combined back then?