Report: Serious baggage for pilots from The Boston Herald
By Jessica Heslam on Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Hundreds of commercial and private U.S. pilots have been diagnosed and treated for a broad array of serious psychiatric and medical conditions, including schizophrenia, attempted suicide, sexual deviance, alcoholism and drug abuse, a Herald review has found...

...The review also found that 78 pilots have undergone transsexual surgery. The FAA tracks such procedures because pilots are medically disqualified from flying until follow-up evaluations show they have "stabilized both medication dosages and physiologic response."... [Read More]

That is aviation allright. The medical condition of pilots is taken very seriously because of the great work pressure and responsibility they have to deal with. Everything that could possibly influence the capability of a pilot is under investigation, at times it is quite obnoxious.
In my case I have to pass a medical check each year and a full check each 5 years. Each time I have to fill in and sign a large form covering all possible things: from suicide attempts to recurring diseases in the family. Fun fact is that the data on my sex was incorrect after my first checkup. I was checked in Spain and without thinking I marked the box next to (M), not realizing that M stands for "Mujer" and not for "Male". How could they possibly miss that?

A recurring joke in aviation is: "I am from the FAA, and I am here to help"