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October 2021 in “LGBT health” The review discusses how facial masculinization surgeries are done and their costs.
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October 2024 in “JCEM Case Reports” 5α-reductase deficiency can cause ambiguous genitalia and gender dysphoria, treatable with testosterone.
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