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Do you have any insight into what would be the effect of this on Sex Reassignment Surgeries?

• Shinkei 13y ago
  I wish I did. It's by no means an area of expertise for me, but I would guess that this technique is extremely expensive and will remain limited--at least for the short term--to use in cases of genetic females that require replacement of their vagina due to its congenital absence of loss from cancer/injury. The location of blood vessels, nerves, etc. is different in genetic male vs. female and may require a totally different approach.
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• Fomite 13y ago
  Unfortunately, limited for now. The implantation was done in patients who have most of the "infrastructure" already in place, rather than the somewhat more dramatic restructuring required for sex reassignment surgery. But it is a very promising first step.