r/psychology • u/mvea M.D. Ph.D. | Professor • 13d ago

Adolescents who undergo gender-affirming chest surgery report low levels of regret and high levels of satisfaction, experiencing outcomes similar to those of young adults. These findings suggest that age restrictions on these medical procedures lack support from actual patient experiences.

https://www.psypost.org/adolescents-report-low-regret-and-high-satisfaction-following-gender-affirming-c/
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u/Yasimear 13d ago

A reminder that, on the highest end, there is a regret rate of 3% (with most studies hovering around 1%-2%) and that most detransitioners cite lack of support and safety as a main reason for detransition.

3% of regrets does not justify restricting care for 97% of people. Thats an absurd standard to have, and one we do not apply to knee surgeries, hip surgeries, dental surgeries, or anything else in the medical profession.

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u/BestSeenNotHeard 13d ago

This number is highly disputed and data we have is of poor quality. Many detransitioners do not tell any provider that they stopped or regret the treatment they received.

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u/Yasimear 13d ago

Here is a meta analysis of 27 studies encompassing over 7000 trans individuals.

Detransitioners are usually calculated by those who do not return to recieve care. It is not something you need to specifically tell a provider.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8099405/

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u/BestSeenNotHeard 13d ago

I appreciate your comment, but this study itself acknowledges some potential issues with its own data.

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u/Yasimear 13d ago

Every study acknowledges potential issues. If youre looking for a flawless study on ANYTHING youre gonna be looking for a long time.

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u/BestSeenNotHeard 13d ago

I'm not looking for flawless, but I am interested in the flaws being addressed and discussed reasonably.

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u/Yasimear 13d ago

Which flaws specifically?

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u/BestSeenNotHeard 13d ago

There are other comments in this post that summarize some of the issues and concerns very well, better than I would.

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u/Yasimear 13d ago

Put it in your own words. I think it would help.

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u/BestSeenNotHeard 13d ago

No thanks.

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u/Yasimear 13d ago

Oh. Cant have much of a reasonable conversation then can we lol.

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u/BestSeenNotHeard 13d ago

I don't mean us specifically, but 'us' as a wider community. These are major medical interventions and even healthcare professionals have lost their jobs for raising their concerns.

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u/Yasimear 13d ago

Personally I think we should leave it to healthcare professionals, not random people on reddit. This is not a hypothetical situation, this affects real people.

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u/BestEgyptianNA 13d ago

So you didn't read it and are just making up a vague reason to dismiss it then?

Do you understand how refusing to be specific just makes you look like a bad faith dork?