In a Follow-Up Study of Money's Famous Case Study of Ablatio

question 66

Multiple Choice

In a follow-up study of Money's famous case study of ablatio penis,it was revealed that the patient had

• A) acted like a male from an early age.
• B) suspected he was a boy from the second grade on.
• C) refused to wear a bra.
• D) requested mastectomy and phalloplasty.
• E) all of the above

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