Urologia Internationalis
Case Report
Does the Prostate Really Need Androgens to Grow? Transurethral Resection of the Prostate in a Male-to-Female Transsexual 25 Years after Sex-Changing OperationCasella R. · Bubendorf L. · Schaefer D.J. · Bachmann A. · Gasser T.C. · Sulser T.University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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Article / Publication Details
Received: November 27, 2004
Accepted: December 23, 2004
Published online: October 05, 2005
Issue release date: October 2005
Number of Print Pages: 3
Number of Figures: 2
Number of Tables: 0
ISSN: 0042-1138 (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0399 (Online)
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Abstract
We present the case of a male-to-female transsexual presenting with obstructive voiding symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia 25 years after sex-changing operation and under continuous estrogen therapy.
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Article / Publication Details
Received: November 27, 2004
Accepted: December 23, 2004
Published online: October 05, 2005
Issue release date: October 2005
Number of Print Pages: 3
Number of Figures: 2
Number of Tables: 0
ISSN: 0042-1138 (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0399 (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/UIN
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