amputation fetishism apotemnophilia People who have apotemnophilia have oftentimes been incorrectly compared to transgender people who seek surgery as both user similar metaphors to describe their conditions: "born into the wrong body" and "having a part not of their true self", for instance. This may have led to the coining of "body integrity dysphoria" (being akin to gender dysphoria). However, it is important to consider major differences between the two, including the major umbrellla of transgender identity entirely unconnected to surgical procedures and the kinds of procedures undergone by transgender people and the reasonings for them undergoing such procedures. Sexual arousal from having a body part amputated, by the memory of said amputation, or from becoming an amputee in general. apotemnophilia People who have apotemnophilia have oftentimes been incorrectly compared to transgender people who seek surgery as both user similar metaphors to describe their conditions: "born into the wrong body" and "having a part not of their true self", for instance. This may have led to the coining of "body integrity dysphoria" (being akin to gender dysphoria). However, it is important to consider major differences between the two, including the major umbrellla of transgender identity entirely unconnected to surgical procedures and the kinds of procedures undergone by transgender people and the reasonings for them undergoing such procedures. Sexual arousal from having a body part amputated, by the memory of said amputation, or from becoming an amputee in general. The Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices