[Spain]
Sex change operations in demand in Málaga

The Carlos Haya Hospital in Málaga has carried out 172 surgical sex change operations for free on the regional Andalucian Health Service since 1999.

[France]
Charles Berling : Hermaphrodites ridicules du XVIIe siècle

La nymphe Salmacis avait supplié les dieux de l'unir à Hermaphrodite, le fils d'Hermès et d'Aphrodite.

[UK]
Vietnam IT trainer 'bullied by taunts of lady boy' at city firm

A VIETNAMESE IT trainer broke down at a tribunal after describing how 'bullying staff' at a Leeds firm nicknamed her 'lady boy'. The 34-year-old, who cannot be named, said the daily bullying over 11 months forced her back into bulimia and depression – which she had suffered for 13 years.

[USA] [Health]
Not enough known about testosterone treatment

Little research exists demonstrating that testosterone is both safe from the cardiovascular standpoint and effective to treat sexual dysfunction, reveal Mayo Clinic researchers in two new studies. In articles published in the January issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Mayo Clinic physicians call for large studies to help clinicians and patients make informed decisions about when testosterone should be prescribed.