Surgery can take more than year of preperation
By ASHLEY SMITH Telegraph Staff
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Sex reassignment surgery never happens on a whim.
Transsexuals go through more than a year of preparation under mental-health professionals' guidance and must be deemed mentally and physically ready for surgery before transitioning from one sex to another.