would this kind of surgery be possible?

[Guest LizMarie]

And yet female vaginoplasty got adopted for transwomen using a slightly different technique and now is almost always fully successful.

Never say never. As for growing the genitalia themselves, the same stem cells could be used with the removal of one X and the addition of a Y chromosome from a brother or your father or other male relative. Removing or altering a single chromosome in a stem cell then using that as a basis for other growth is already an established protocol.

Be cautious, but realize that change happens anyway. If you're lucky that change will come sooner than later but never ever predicate your own transition on technology that isn't yet out there. For me this discussion remains scientific curiosity but if it ever becomes available, I'll see if I can latch onto it. And if not, I'll live my life the best I am able.

[Guest Leah1026]

And yet female vaginoplasty got adopted for transwomen using a slightly different technique and now is almost always fully successful.

???

Are you saying vaginoplasty for transsexual women was adapted from a technique used on natal women?

Because that isn't true. As far as I know the French surgeon Dr Georges Burou created the modern SRS approach in the late 1950's in Casablanca. And various other surgeons learned from him. Although similar in some respects to the procedure available to natal women, they are essentially completely different procedures.

[Guest LizMarie]

My misunderstanding, Leah! I was under the impression that several important lessons had come from natal female vaginoplasty in the development of MTF vaginoplasty. Thanks for the correction!

[Guest Jo-88]

Carla touches upon a point that is important to remember, especially if you're not familiar with the state of modern biotech - namely that usage of our own stem cells to grow organs is rapidly advancing and the need to transplant anything is very likely to be a temporary moment in our technological history. And before you say you're XY so can't grow ovaries, remember that gene surgery is almost 60 years old already and removing the Y chromosome and replacing it with another X is actually a trivial thing to do on a small scale (a few stem cells).

Once we have a source of XX stem cells, literally any organ can be grown and it will be fully female yet not rejected by your body because it has all the same chromosomes.

So don't look for transplants like this. I highly doubt they will be done or done for long if they start. Instead search for information about stem cells, tissue engineering, and organ replication. It is a field that is advancing rapidly and while I do not expect it to matter to me, it may yet matter to some of you who are younger.

Spot on... besides I wouldn't want someone else's organs inside me unless if was a matter of life or death. And I especially wouldn't want some cadaver's reproductive system... why would I want to give birth to some dead woman's children? That would be bizarre!! But gene therapy and stem cell technology is quickly reaching maturity... a lot will be possible in 20 years that we couldn't even dream of today.

[Guest Allyda]

As for me, I'm 2 months hrt so I've another 22 months to go for my GRS. Due to my age I'll most likely need VFS (voice feminization surgery) as well. As for FFS, I am an XXY (KS) I forget the actual name of the syndrome, so I am thankfullt blessed with very delicate small feminine features and bone structure so I should do very well with hrt, and my Doctors think so too. I will however need GRS eventually to make me whole.

I do very much appreciate everyone's time in doing this research. I've bookmarked the links for later reading.

[Guest Melissa~]

It's on its way to becoming a reality sooner then we think.. As for a complete switch of organs.. I don't think that work after a certain point.. Especially the pregnancy side as our bone structure is too different. If I remember my biology our pelvis would not move and open to allow a child to be born.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/17130058/ns/health-womens_health/t/woman-receives-whole-ovary-transplant/#.UeWcQHcX4aM

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_a_mtf_transsexual_get_pregnant

Pregnancy isn't a big deal actually. It's always been a standard plan that a female without bone clearance will deliver via c-section. It's really a matter of getting genetically suitable uterus and ovaries that last for life.