Phantom Genitalia - Spooky!

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Researchers at the University of California in San Diego have found that 60 per cent of heterosexual men who had their genitals surgically removed following cancer claimed to continue to experience the sensation of having a penis.

Similar to the phantom limb syndrome, the sensation of a 'phantom penis' in post-operative heterosexual and transsexual men is providing insights into the how gender-specific body images are hard-wired at birth.


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