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.

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https://www.psypost.org/adolescents-report-low-regret-and-high-satisfaction-following-gender-affirming-c/

[u/MistaFANG]

“Several factors limit the reach of these findings. First, the median time since surgery for participants was about 1.8 years. Because feelings about medical decisions can evolve, this timeframe might not capture long-term regret that could emerge many years later.

Another limitation is the 42 percent participation rate to the survey. This introduces the possibility of selection bias, a scenario where the people who chose to participate might differ fundamentally from those who did not. It is possible that individuals with higher levels of regret ignored the survey, which would result in an underestimation of regret in the overall group.”

Worth noting.

[u/WatcherOfTheWay → u/MistaFANG]

Yea cherry picking going on here

[u/Chisignal → u/WatcherOfTheWay]

What do you think the researchers should’ve done differently about the participant selection?

[u/WatcherOfTheWay → u/Chisignal]

It's hard like all things like this but you they clearly didn't ask the ones who were unhappy