Figure 2.
Emerging medical opinions during this decade on genital surgeries when related to identity. i. Verbatim text. It refers to sex reassignment medical procedures for trans* individuals. ii. Elders, Statcher, & Carmona (2017). iii. Committee Opinion, Number 686, January 2017 is a revised version of Committee Opinion Number 662, May 2016. iv. This opinion by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health and Wellness Committee was published 8 years after the retraction of the original clinical guideline by the American Academy of Pediatrics that recommended surgical intervention shortly after birth (AAP, 2000, 2007).