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Does MP Mark Pritchard have any idea on the real issues of funding for those diagnosed with gender dysphoria and if he did would he really say that “It is a matter of choice” to have surgery, in 99% of cases it is not a matter of choice, it is more so a life changing moment in life, when life finally starts the way it should of been from birth.

MP’s money fears on sex change ops : Shropshire Star:

For those who are looking for a surgeon to perform GRS and for those that are interested here’s some information on Mr Terry the Consultant Urological Surgeon who performed my surgery in April last year at the Leicester Nuffield Hospital.

Mr Tim Terry

Tim Terry is a Consultant Urological Surgeon based at Leicester General and Leicester Nuffield Hospitals . His undergraduate training was at King’s College and St George’s Hospital Medical School , London qualifying in 1975.His post-graduate training was at Southampton, London and Leeds University Hospitals and his qualifications include BSc., MB BS., MRCS LRCP., FRCS (Eng)., MS (London ).He is a recipient of the Hallett Prize (RCS England), Patey Prize (Surgical Research Society) and the Alan Edwards Prize (Royal Society of Medicine). He was appointed as a Consultant Urological Surgeon to Leicester University Hospitals in 1990 with a main interest in reconstructive urology.

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The other day I received and email asking if the Health Commission Wales (HCW) have decided to help those living in Wales with funding for Gender Reassignment Surgery yet?

The only answer I can currently give is, I don’t think so!

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Came across this book on Google Books today, it’s quite an interesting read!

Gender Dysphoria: Interdisciplinary … - Google Book Search

I just performed a search on the Health Commission Wales website for “Gender Dysphoria” and “Transgender” suffice to say that the first search came up with nothing at all, which goes to show that the HCW has no interest whatsoever in helping those living in Wales that have been diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria, mind you they don’t even understand what it is anyway are they are quite pig headed in anything that has to do with the subject.

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