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Being a transsexual is a difficult situation to be in . With the latest scientific research and discoveries , operations which alter your physical structure are now available . The availability of this technology limited only to those who can afford it but the promise of living the life in the gender that you wanted to be , is very tempting

Such operation is not only pricey but it entails

a lot of requirements which need to be fulfilled before undergoing any surgery . Surgery can be that of a sex change or other aesthetic surgeries like plastic surgery , silicon implant etc , which is more known to be popular among male transsexuals

The case study that will be discussed is about the experience of the late Christine Jorgensen , born George William Jorgensen , Jr . She , as he later came to be after a sex change , was famous for being one of the first few who had undergone sex reassignment surgery . Growing in Bronx didn 't make him tough . He was frail , introverted and tow-headed who doesn 't like fist fights and rough games . Serving in the Military after college didn 't even help in developing his masculine attributes . His lack of male physical development ' concerned him (Bullough 2000 George , as we would initially call him , heard about sex reassignment surgery and got interested . He began taking ethinyl estradiol which contains the female hormone estrogen

His pursuit of this technology wasn 't easy . Since US refused to extend the medical help he needed , he followed Dr . Joseph Angelo 's advice to fly to Sweden for this surgery . During his stopover in Denmark , while staying with his relatives , he met Dr . Christian Hamburger , a specialist who was currently conducting hormonal studies and experiments . After acquiring permission from the Danish Minister of Justice , Dr . Hamburger began to treat George for free . The transition from male to female began with castration , then his still underdeveloped penis ' was removed the following year (Bullough 200 . Still an It , George receive huge

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dosage of hormones which enabled his body to change its contours and fat distribution . With the changes taking place , an American ambassador helped him to change his passport information from male to female Since then , she lived a life as a woman . As a sign of gratitude to Dr Hamburger , he took the name Christine , the female version of Christian

When the news broke in the US , she generated so much public interest that made her into a celebrity . It seems that in those years , her decision and experience , although a very shocking one , didn 't pose any difficulty as far as acceptance is concerned . Nothing was said about her family and friend 's reaction , only that the rest of America got curious of her and enterprising businessmen jumped up to the opportunity in banking on the commotion ' that she had caused

Apparently , her life after...