Penile inversion is a surgical technique for genital reassignment used to construct a neo-vagina from a penis for transwomen, sometimes also for intersex people. It is one of two main sorts of vaginoplasty, along with colovaginoplasty. Sex reassignment surgery (SRS) includes the surgical procedures by which a persons physical appearance and function of their existing sexual characteristics are changed to that of the other sex. ... The vagina, (from Latin, literally sheath or scabbard ) is the tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes, and some reptiles. ... The penis (plural penises, penes) is an external male sexual organ. ... Transwomen or trans-women are transsexuals or as some prefer, transgenders who were assigned male sex at birth (or, in some cases of intersexuality, later), and feel that this is not an accurate or complete description of themselves and therefore identify as female or strive to fit in and live... An intersexual is a person (or individual of any unisexual species) who is born with genitalia and/or secondary sexual characteristics of indeterminate sex, or which combine features of both sexes. ... A vaginoplasty is any surgical operation with the aim of correcting structural defects in the vagina or even to construct or reconstruct it. ... A colovaginoplasty (also known as colon section) is an operation where a vagina is created by cutting away a section of the sigmoid colon and using it to form a vaginal lining. ...

The erectile tissue of the penis is removed, and the skin, with its blood and nerve supplies still attached (a flap technique first used by Sir Harold Gillies in 1951), is used to create a vestibule area and labia minora, and inverted into a cavity created in the pelvic tissue. Part of the tip (glans) of the penis, still connected to its blood and nerve supplies, is usually used to construct a clitoris, the urethra is shortened to dog end at a place that is appropriate for a female anatomy. dk dk dkSmall Text Erectile tissue is tissue in the body that can become erect, usually by becoming engorged with blood. ... Harold Gillies in 1916 Frognal House, Chislehurst, 2002 Sir Harold Delf Gillies (June 17, 1882 - September 10, 1960) was a New Zealand surgeon who is considered to be the father of plastic surgery. ... Parts of a vulva The external genital organs of the female are collectively known as the vulva (also sometimes called the pudenda). ... glans Well known Street Art artist from Copenhagen, Denmark. ... The clitoris (Greek ) is a female sexual organ. ... In anatomy, the urethra is a tube which connects the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. ... Labeled picture of external human female reproductive anatomy. ...

See also

• Sex reassignment surgery male-to-female
• List of transgender-related topics

Sex reassignment surgery from male to female involves reshaping the male genitals into a form with the appearance of and, as far as possible, the function of female genitalia. ... Transgender is a very complex topic, where consensual and precise definitions have not yet been reached. ...

External links

• Graphic walkthrough of the procedure (illustrations only)

End result male to female(picture)