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change a male voice to a woman’s. Nor does it .
eliminate body hair or the threat of baldness.

Although none of the prominent sex change pa- :
tients in England and the United States have ad-> @
mitted it, it seems likely that many had reason later
to regret the decision.

The Danish specialists insist that sex changes
have never been effected in their country without
thorough psychiatric examination. They were

accomplished only after thorough examination and &8

conviction on the part of the medical men that the
patient might either take his life or go insane unless
permission were given. B

Medical authorities in other countries, however
have pointed out that mental conditions change with §
time. A neurotic man in his youth may turn into a

calm, responsible adult—with or without psychiatric pae§

help.
To mutilate a male on the basis of just a few,
months of investigation, they argue, is a disservicef
to the medical profession and the patient.