The Standards of Care (SOC), as laid out by the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association (HBIGDA), clearly show that breast augmentation is part of MTF transition.

HBIGDA's website: http://www.hbigda.org

The 6th version (the most recent) of the SOC: http://www.hbigda.org/Documents2/socv6.pdf

The first eight years of the International Journal of Transgenderism, the official journal of HBIGDA, can be found at: http://www.symposion.com/ijt/index.htm

John Otto

In a message dated 5/22/2006 1:31:43 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes:

Does anyone have a references for any articles written about breast
augmentation being part of male-to-female gender reassignment please?
A friend of mine has had her surgery refused as it is being argued that this
is not essential surgery.
Any leads would be great!
Thanks
Lewis

Dr Lewis Turner