The boy who was raised as a girl

BBC World Service -

Health Check Special report

In a special programme Claudia Hammond tells the story of a boy who, due to a botched circumcision, was given gender reassignment as a girl; Brenda.

But as a teenager Brenda became suicidal and when her parent told her the truth she decided to change back to her original gender.

The BBC tells the story and reveals the terrible emotional toll that was only revealed in 1997 after 'David' was tracked down.