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A case of transsexualism in a female before and after surgical treatment is presented, including history, examination and results of psychological testing. A brief review of the literature is given and salient features are discussed.
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From the Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York, this paper was submitted to theQuarterly on December 26, 1969.
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Warner, G.M., Lahn, M. A case of female transsexualism. Psych Quar 44, 476–487 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01562990
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