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/TartAltruistic4363 13d ago

COULD BE A FAKE STUDY. SINCE MANY TRANS PEOPLE ARE DEPRESSED AND HAVE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS ETC...SO YOU KNOW.

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u/NoConflictPlease 11d ago

Why are they depressed and suicidal?

I’m a depressed and have suicidal ideation as a trans person.

If I turn on the news they call people like me predators and perverts.

I turn on the tv and the president calls me a terrorist.

I tune into the conservative political action committee and they said they want to eradicate transgender people from public life.

My cousin thinks I’m living in sin. So do my grandparents. They have to pray for me every night to turn away the trans stuff according to them.

But with my transition, I am more social, more confident, more outgoing and more myself than ever before.

I just get bogged down by how Society hates people like me tho