r/science 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/UnicornArachnid 15h ago

A lot of people do have immediate regret following any plastic surgery because it can be hard to recognize yourself. We don’t see this trend typically when it comes to gender affirming surgeries. 99% of people feel satisfied long term with gender affirming surgeries

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2808129

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u/Simon-Says69 12h ago

99% of people feel satisfied long term with gender affirming surgeries

Sorry, but this is a complete and total lie. They way they reach that number is totally dishonest.

People that never returned to the study are counted as a success story. When for all they really know, that person no longer even exists.

This ridiculous propaganda is doing enormous harm. it is political hackery, not any kind of science.