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Dmitry Shelepenko: "Genital surgeries are very demanding and may involve several interventions over time"

Sábado8 September 2026 at 23:00

Dmitry Shelepenko became the first conscientious objector to sex reassignment surgeries at the Centro Hospitalar de Coimbra unit, the only one in the country dedicated to this procedure. In seven years of practice, the professional states he has never regretted his decision, highlighting that this type of genital surgeries are very demanding and may involve multiple interventions over time.

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