I’ve often spoken of our involuntary empathetic wince response as part of our natural self protective instincts. Perhaps nothing could evoke that empathic response more than surgical experimentation on man’s best friend, the dog.
If experimentation on children does not evoke empathy, experimentation on animals might: w to I
A 2018 preclinical study used 11 female mongrel dogs as a model for dynamic penile corpora cavernosa reconstruction. The objective was to create a one-stage, prosthesis-free neophallus using bilateral innervated gracilis muscles to mimic erectile function. Surgeons dissected and transferred the gracilis muscles (preserving neurovascular pedicles), formed a neourethra with a skin flap, and wrapped it in an abdominal flap for the neo-phallus. Results showed successful erection-like contractions via electrostimulation, with increased length and stiffness suitable for intercourse, and histologic analysis confirmed functional tissue integration (e.g., inner elastic muscle layers and outer fibrotic support). The study highlights its potential for female-to-male phalloplasty in transgender patients, reducing risks like implant extrusion and enabling better functional outcomes.The animals were euthanized immediately after the neo-cavernosa function assessment.
I will refrain from showing any pictures of these procedures, but I will show a map of gender clinics on North America that work with minors.
