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Pancuronium44 karma

Cancer operations have special priority in the NHS (must be seen by a specialist within 2 weeks of referral, often much sooner and there's a similar thing for treatment which I think is within 6 weeks from presentation) . OP was probably seen and treated within days-weeks or presenting to her GP.

Pancuronium28 karma

Frankly, as a medical student, I've never heard of hypospadias being an intersex category. It's just a common birth defect. You don't have any androgen insensitivity or abnormal gonads or chromosomes, just the urethral opening didn't sit in the right place. I don't pretend to be an expert on intersex subjects but that's my 2p.

Pancuronium24 karma

As long as it's not affecting her breathing (only severe cases tend to do this) women tend not to show it too much due to their breasts. Probably not something you want to think about with a two year old daughter but it's largely a cosmetic issue for most people :)

Pancuronium8 karma

The legality of it is interesting; until birth occurs the mother/father bear no legal responsibility for the unborn foetus' life to the best of my knowledge. Might only be the UK but I imagine it's similar to the US. There are several cases of surgery on unborn children requiring them to come out of the womb and then gaining "born" protected status. But yes, it is terrible.