Mak nyahs and sex reassignment surgery: a qualitative study from Pahang, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Draman, Samsul, Suofeiya, Maliya, Nasarruddin, Muhammad Syaffiq, Zainal, Nur Hamizah, Azeman, Abdul Hakim, Mohd Rus, Razman
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2019
• Subjects: HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform; HS Societies secret benevolent etc; RC Internal medicine; RD Surgery; RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/71503/1/71503_Mak%20Nyahs%20and%20Sex%20Reassignment%20Surgery.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/71503/7/71503_Mak%20nyahs%20and%20sex%20reassignment%20surgery_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/71503/13/71503_Mak%20Nyahs%20and%20Sex%20Reassignment%20Surgery%20-%20A%20Qualitative%20Study%20from%20Pahang%2C%20Malaysia_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/71503/; http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/volume_18_no_1/Pages-from-IMJMVol18No1-021-034.pdf

Introduction: Mak nyahs are locally known male-to-female transgenders in Malaysia. In Western countries, medicalization of transgenderism allows strictly selected patients to undergo sex reassignment surgery. However, a standardized treatment system is not yet available in Malaysia. A number of mak...