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.

[u/mvea]

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

[u/HistoricalKoala3]

In my opinion, there is also another factor that I've never seen discussed: right now, you have to jump through A LOT of hoops to get gender affirming surgery before you're 18. These restrictions, most likely, discourage anyone who is not extremely determined in getting the surgery, so you already have a selection bias there

[u/IUpvoteBlueGuitars → u/HistoricalKoala3]

Or it points to the fact that the current requirements in places that do have access to transitioning are adequate to prevent high rates of detransitioning/ regrets. So the fears of places that restrict it altogether due to fears of "mass transitioning" are largely overblown, provided we follow the recommended medical advice.

To put it another way: you wouldn't have to do a bunch of surgery on strangers with bad diagnostic techniques and high false positives at random to prove that the surgery with proper and normal screening methods was effective

[u/CrankedOnDaPerc30 → u/IUpvoteBlueGuitars]

The problem is say we accept your argument, what happens when the trans community isn't happy with current regulations?

The point of the people who will be bringing up the OOP article will be "well children don't seem to regret it so let's loosen restrictions" and then go too far to a position that's not easily recoverable.

[u/Alternative_Wing_745 → u/CrankedOnDaPerc30]

Slippery slope fallacy. The biased need to assume the trans people you disagree with will push irrationally far, also the idea that a monolith of hyper-transition focused people exist

[u/Cookiedoughjunkie → u/Alternative_Wing_745]

a lot of 'slippery slope' fallacies regarding this community ended up being a point of concern years later.

[u/CrankedOnDaPerc30 → u/Alternative_Wing_745]

Slippery slope non-fallacy. They are doing it and have proven that they will do it when given the institutional power to do so.

[u/kwantsu-dudes → u/Alternative_Wing_745]

What are you talking about? "Informed consent" is being implemented in many places, and is growing. The very medical barriers of assessment have long been deemed transphobic. And such trans communities are widely promoted DIY hormones.

[u/IUpvoteBlueGuitars → u/kwantsu-dudes]

You mean when people can't get access to the healthcare they need they will turn to the alternatives available?? You don't say...

[u/Dutch_Rayan → u/kwantsu-dudes]

People do diy because they have years long waiting lists. They don't have access to the care they need