A teenage boy
who said he was tired of being male had to be rushed into emergency surgery
after he cut his own testicles off.
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The 17-year-old,
who has been nicknamed “Xiao Ming”, told doctors he desperately wanted
to be a woman but did not have the money to get a sex change.
who has been nicknamed “Xiao Ming”, told doctors he desperately wanted
to be a woman but did not have the money to get a sex change.
The teenager from
Guangzhou, capital of South China’s Guangdong Province, is said to have drunk
excessive amounts of alcohol in his home before he anaesthetised himself and
removed both testicles.
Guangzhou, capital of South China’s Guangdong Province, is said to have drunk
excessive amounts of alcohol in his home before he anaesthetised himself and
removed both testicles.
The DIY surgery
caused him to bleed profusely and his friend – who nurses described as a
“cross-dressing boy” – rushed him to the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of
Sun Yat-sen University, UK Express stated.
caused him to bleed profusely and his friend – who nurses described as a
“cross-dressing boy” – rushed him to the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of
Sun Yat-sen University, UK Express stated.
Urology physician Ma Po tended
to the boy and said he arrived with his testicles and epididymis – the tubes
connecting the male reproductive organ – already removed.
to the boy and said he arrived with his testicles and epididymis – the tubes
connecting the male reproductive organ – already removed.
He
was suffering from intense swelling and bleeding, and was wheeled into the
operating theatre for what was ultimately life-saving surgery.
was suffering from intense swelling and bleeding, and was wheeled into the
operating theatre for what was ultimately life-saving surgery.
Director
Wang Zhongyang, head of the facility’s urology department, said the boy kept
repeating the phrase: “I don’t want to be a man; I want to be a
woman.” The boy, who grew his hair long and also appeared to have taken on
female characteristics, admitted to doctors that he had been shooting himself
up with oestrogen in order to induce the sex change.
Wang Zhongyang, head of the facility’s urology department, said the boy kept
repeating the phrase: “I don’t want to be a man; I want to be a
woman.” The boy, who grew his hair long and also appeared to have taken on
female characteristics, admitted to doctors that he had been shooting himself
up with oestrogen in order to induce the sex change.
His decision to change genders
did not go down well with his parents, with whom he has since lost all contact.
did not go down well with his parents, with whom he has since lost all contact.
He
received regular support from a group of 58 other young men online, all of whom
want a sex change, but who “have no money for sexual reassignment
surgery.” He stopped attending school in secondary school and had been
working odd jobs in order to purchase medication such as oestrogen, which he
started giving himself in March 2016.
received regular support from a group of 58 other young men online, all of whom
want a sex change, but who “have no money for sexual reassignment
surgery.” He stopped attending school in secondary school and had been
working odd jobs in order to purchase medication such as oestrogen, which he
started giving himself in March 2016.
He
is now in stable condition after the operation, but medics said there was no
way they would be able to reattach his severed testicles.
is now in stable condition after the operation, but medics said there was no
way they would be able to reattach his severed testicles.
Director Wang said: “We
respect the ideals and decisions of all patients, but I cannot emphasise enough
how strongly I advise against self-administering oestrogen and performing
surgery on oneself like the patient has done.” The medic noted that such
DIY procedures carry extremely high risks, chief amongst which are infections
and organ damage.
respect the ideals and decisions of all patients, but I cannot emphasise enough
how strongly I advise against self-administering oestrogen and performing
surgery on oneself like the patient has done.” The medic noted that such
DIY procedures carry extremely high risks, chief amongst which are infections
and organ damage.
Reports
did not say whether the unnamed boy’s parents visited him in hospital.
did not say whether the unnamed boy’s parents visited him in hospital.
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