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Bruce's parents, Janet and Ron Reimer, sought out what was thought to be the best advice on the care of a boy with no penis, so they consulted Dr. Money and the Johns Hopkins Gender Identity Clinic. | Bruce's parents, Janet and Ron Reimer, sought out what was thought to be the best advice on the care of a boy with no penis, so they consulted Dr. Money and the Johns Hopkins Gender Identity Clinic. | ||
Although Bruce Reimer was an XY male with XY genes in every cell in his | Although Bruce Reimer was an XY male with XY genes in every cell in his body, Dr. Money believed that Bruce could be re-assigned as female. Therefore his name was changed to "Brenda", and he received an orchiectomy (castration).<ref>{{REFweb | ||
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Dr. Money continued to see Bruce/Brenda and his/her twin Brian annually. They were forced to simulate sex with one another. | |||
Bruce/Brenda was given estrogen to induce breast growth. | |||
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