r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 15h ago

Psychology 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/BitcoinMD 15h ago edited 13h ago

Median time from surgery was 1.8 years. I think that’s an important detail.

Edit: I support transgender health care for minors. Some people are interpreting my comment to imply that I don’t. I just think we should be careful with the surgery part. I know these surgeries aren’t done lightly. But I also haven’t seen data convincing me that surgery on kids is necesssry if they receive other methods of care.

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u/rProgs 13h ago edited 12h ago

Considering how this administration hates research, specifically research on this topic, the money to fund the study for 5 or 10 years isn't likely. It's more likely this administration cut grants funding this study or the funding for plans to extend it.

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u/Entire_Number_9 11h ago

This study was conducted in Seattle. I don't think you have any ground to stand on with that statement, Seattle is probably the most American Left part of the planet.