26 January 2023
Tania
[FYI request #21153 email]
Tēnā koe Tania,
Your Official Information Act request, reference: HNZ00007517
Thank you for your email of 18 November 2022, asking for the following which has been
considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
“Please advise:
The ages of all people who received the following surgeries (for the purposes of sex
reassignment) since January 2018 to date (18 November 2022). Please include dates.
Orchidectomy
Phalloplasty
Bilateral mastectomy
Vaginaplasty
Hysterectomy
Feminising breast augmentation
Masculinising chest reconstruction
Salpingo-oophorectomy”
Response:
As the regional provider for sex reassignment surgery, this information has come from Te Whatu
Ora Counties Manukau. Please see the table below in response to your request.
Procedure
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Ave Age
Orchidectomy
<5
<5
0
<5
0
33
Phalloplasty
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bilateral
0
22
20
21
15
25
Mastectomy
Hysterectomy
0
<5
<5
<5
0
29
Feminising
0
0
0
<5
0
46
breast
augmentation
Masculinising
0
5
0
<5
0
33
chest
reconstruction
Salpingo-
0
0
<5
<5
0
24
oophorectomy
Due to privacy reasons, we have provided the information this way to protect the privacy of
individuals, as stating the exact number may make the individuals identifiable. Withholding to
protect the privacy of natural persons is permitted under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information
Act 1982.
Please note that not all sex reassignment surgery is completed at Te Whatu Ora Counties
Manukau District. Others may reach out to private providers.
How to get in contact If you have any questions, you can contact us at
[email address]. If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the
Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
by phoning 0800 802 602.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Dr Vanessa Thornton
Interim District Director - Counties Manukau
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Te Whatu Ora, PO Box 793,
Wellington 6140, New Zealand
