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Radio 2,3 mins

What actually takes place during gender reassignment surgery?

Jeremy Vine

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After ten years spent transitioning from living as a man to living as a woman, Rachel underwent gender reassignment surgery in January 2016. Here she explains what’s actually involved in the procedure. Warning: Audio contains graphic description of surgical procedures

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