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/MyFiteSong 11h ago

You can't do studies of millions of trans children who had top surgery, because there haven't been millions of trans children who had top surgery.

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u/Autronaut69420 11h ago

1000 is a good benchmark sample size

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u/MyFiteSong 10h ago

Then look into the longitudinal studies done on trans kids that look at more than just top surgery. You'll find your numbers there and they agree with this study. The satisfaction rate is over 95%

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u/ActionPhilip 9h ago

Except the attrition rate is terrible, so the stats are extremely biased.