SRS
noun[U]
uk/ˌes.ɑːrˈes/us/ˌes.ɑːrˈes/abbreviationforsex reassignment surgery: amedicaloperation, orseriesofoperations, by which someone'sbodyischangedtomatchtheirgender:
Eighteenyearsago, thepatientreceivedfemale-to-male SRS.
Inadditionto SRS, thepatientwillfollowalifelongcourseofhormonereplacementtherapy.
See also
reassignment
gender affirmation
transitionnoun
- He was aplasticsurgeonwhoworkedtodevelopthe firsttechniquefor female-to-male SRS.
- Sometransgenderpeoplecannot or do notwantto have SRS.
- Thepopulationofpatientswho havereceivedSRS isgrowingsteadily.
- ThecountrynolongerrequiresSRS as aconditionforgenderchangeonlegaldocuments.