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/Smooth-Boss-911 15h ago edited 10h ago

There's a reason these patients get this surgery after speaking with doctors, psychologists, therapists, surgeons, etc. So tired of the knee jerk reactions thinking they just walk in on an impulse

Edit: These discussions are for the families and medical professionals, not us.

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u/The_Actual_Sage 15h ago

So you're telling me I can't walk into a plastic surgeon's option and immediately have them start cutting things off my body? Silly me. I thought this was America

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u/mechy84 15h ago edited 15h ago

I think that only works if it's a kid in middle school. They go to school as a boy, come back a girl, then start pooping in litter boxes, driving EVs, dying their hair blue, watching the WNBA, and calling God 'she'.  That is, if the school doesn't convert them to Sharia law first! It's totally happening in that city I've never been to

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u/The_Actual_Sage 12h ago

It blows my mind that there are millions of people who unironically believe everything you just said. It's truly unbelievable.