Nevertheless , in the 1980s several factors began to induce a decline in the frequency of certain types of genital surgery .
Throughout the 1980s pediatric surgery textbooks recommended female assignment and feminizing reconstructive surgery for XY infants with a severely inadequate phallus .
In the 1980s several factors began to induce a decline in the frequency of certain types of genital surgery .
Throughout the 1980s pediatric surgery textbooks recommended female assignment and feminizing reconstructive surgery for XY infants with a severely inadequate phallus .