Three Cases of Castration in Hijra Transgender Community

Anirban Majumder and Debmalya Sanyal

Department of Endocrinology, KPC Medical College, Jadavpur Kolkata, India

^*Correspondance to: Anirban Majumder 

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Abstract:

We reported three cases of transgender hijra who underwent castration by quacks. Three transwomen of the hijra community, who underwent castration by quacks presented at the endocrinology with biochemical features of primary gonadal failure with a high level of pituitary gonadotropic hormones. Many transwomen of the hijra community in India, undergo traditional but unscientific
castration by medically unqualified personnel highlighting the need for widespread competent gender transition services in public hospitals.

Keywords:

Transgender person; Transsexualism; Pituitary gland; Gonadotrophs; India

Cite the Article:

Majumder A, Sanyal D. Three Cases of Castration in Hijra Transgender Community. Clin Case Rep Int. 2021;5:1212..