Article: Sex changes on the NHS have trebled.(News)

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The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
Article date:
June 28, 2009
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Byline: Stephanie Condron

THE number of people having sexchange operations on the NHS each year has almost trebled since the procedure became a 'right'.

More than 1,000 people have had the surgery in a decade, costing the taxpayer up to [pounds sterling]10million.

Eighty per cent of the operations are to change a man into a woman.

In addition to surgery, transsexuals can also get psychotherapy and hormone replacement therapy on the NHS.

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