A transgender businessman claims his sex life is better than ever after undergoing a double mastectomy and a penis construction.
Jackson Fox, who was born biologically female and called Rachel, was so ashamed of his body and other issues he would never let her see his genitals during intimacy and even became suicidal.
The 46-year-old started dating his partner Emily when he was a woman but was "miserable" about his body.
"I started living as a guy when I was 30 but did not know what I was missing as my body didn't match how I dressed," Jackson said.
"I was her [Emily's] second same-sex relationship and I wasn't really up for that, but she wore me down.
"We first got engaged March 2013. I had a breakdown in therapy and realised I had to tell her and not hide who I am."
Emily, 34, took some time to accept Jackson's plans to transition but the couple, of Texas, USA, quickly became soulmates.
And Jackson underwent numerous hormonal treatments and surgeries, including a double mastectomy, hysterectomy and oophorectomy, the removal of the uterus and ovaries, a metoidioplasty, also known as meta which is a term used to describe the surgical procedure that uses existing genital tissue to form a penis and a phalloplasty, which is the construction of a penis.
He says his sex life has improved hugely since.
"This surgery has changed how I feel drastically both mentally and my confidence in being in public bathrooms. I can actually look at myself in the mirror and not look away. I feel like a complete man inside and out.
"A positive of having a penis would be that it feels natural and more fluid being in bed and feeling more sexual," the businessman added.
Jackson, who met Emily in October 2012, hid his true self from his family for 38 years for fear of being rejected by them.
He said: "I always felt like I was a guy. I was miserable and never understood what was going on with me, why I couldn't fit in etc, to the point I wanted to kill myself.
"It affected me socially in the way that I rarely went out and only saw my closest friends. My girlfriend at the time hated how depressed I was and how I was angry all the time.
"I hid my life from my family for thirty-eight years. They never knew how I lived my life away from home; I would act and dress a certain way when I visited. It was a vicious cycle. I felt like a liar to my family and my chosen family."
But Emily has been hugely supportive throughout, Jackson stressed.
"She feels comfortable and has no issues, I believe it helped that I now feel comfortable," he continued.
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