it's actually *very* common in FTM. in MTF, you still end up with working parts; you can reach orgasm, and they look quite *right*. FTM lose a lot of the sensitivity, and sometimes all pleasure from the part. In order to construct the thing, they pretty much take off all the skin from your forearm. And then it doesn't look right, after costing 3x what MTF needs to pay (it can cost up to $200,000, and $50k is the starting point).

And it looks like this:

http://www.thetransitionalmale.com/phalloentry1.html

(you can also see what it does to the forearm there)

The idea of not fully transitioning gets addressed in Michael Tolliver Lives!, last year's Tales of the City book; there's an FTM in there who explains a bit of this. Most of the transgender post-ops I know are also MTF; maybe 15-18 of them. None of the FTMs that I know (only 3) has had constructive surgery down below, though they've had other work done (chest reduction, pect implants, and 2 of the 3 have had hysterectomies)

Indeed, what business is it of mine, and who the fuck cares anyway? I just love the gender/mindfucking going on with them. I want to write and tell them how much I love them for doing what they're doing. :)

Allison rules. :)