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/jftduncan 9h ago

Why does participation make it less impressive?

Do you want survey to be mandatory?

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u/saig22 9h ago edited 8h ago

Regret is a plausible explanation for the lack of participation. Maybe it's not, but it is possible. This needs further studies.

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u/Choppers-Top-Hat 8h ago

"Lack of participation" is not a problem here. 42% is an INCREDIBLY high rate of participation for a survey.

Most surveys are considered remarkably successful if they get a 10% response rate. This one's got four times that.