That's one study. Have you seen any of the others? Some only polled a few dozen to a few hundred.
And that doesn't address the single most important flaw of these studies. SHORT FOLLOW UP TIME.
The studies only followed up from 6 months to a year. That is COMPLETELY USELESS. The vast majority of people reporting are going to say they don't regret it because they literally just did it. It's a sunk cost fallacy and euphoria from just getting this done.
Where are the studies that follow up after 5, 10, 15, 20 years? Where are the regret rates of people who did it and then 10 years later they can't have kids or they do not have proper sexual function or they have adverse side effects from taking hormones for years? There are none - because widespread gender transitions is only a recent phenomenon.
On top of that, we have to we have to find the regret rate among people who did it as KIDS. Not the general regret rate that includes adults. All these studies are showing regret rates for the general populace.
The debate we're having now in society is about TRANSING KIDS. No one has a problem with adults doing it.
No dude, that's what I'm trying to tell you- that's called a meta study, which throws out the bad studies and keeps the more credible and combines them to get the general picture. That is NOT one study. You are wrong about long term satisfaction, and you don't know anyone from these communities, so you have no reference for how it generally is. I know people that have and have come across many on clinical environments that I've worked.
Several studies have investigated long-term satisfaction among individuals who have undergone gender-affirming surgeries, with follow-up periods extending beyond one year:
- Systematic Review of Regret Rates: A comprehensive review analyzed 27 studies encompassing 7,928 transgender patients who underwent various gender-affirming surgeries. The findings indicated a pooled regret rate of 1% (95% CI <1%–2%). The review highlighted that advancements in surgical techniques and improved patient selection criteria have contributed to these low regret rates. americanjournalofsurgery.com+2pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov+2jamanetwork.com+2
- Long-Term Satisfaction Post-Mastectomy: A cross-sectional study surveyed 139 individuals who had undergone gender-affirming mastectomy between 1990 and 2020, with a median follow-up of 3.6 years. Participants reported high satisfaction levels, with a median satisfaction score of 5 on a 5-point scale, and minimal regret, with a median decisional regret score of 0 on a 100-point scale. jamanetwork.com
- 40-Year Follow-Up Study: A study published in 2022 examined long-term outcomes of individuals who underwent gender-affirming surgery over a 40-year period. The research demonstrated sustained high patient satisfaction, improved gender dysphoria, and reduced mental health comorbidities persisting decades after surgery, with no reported patient regret. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
These studies collectively suggest that individuals who undergo gender-affirming surgeries generally maintain high levels of satisfaction and low regret rates in the long term, extending well beyond one-year post-surgery.
If you want to discuss kids having trans surgeries, I would love to discuss that with you. That has ZERO to do with consenting adults having surgeries though.
Gender-affirming surgeries among minors in the United States are exceedingly rare. A study analyzing data from 2016 to 2019 found that only 405 individuals aged 12 to 18 underwent such procedures, representing a small fraction of all gender-affirming surgeries performed during that period.
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Further research indicates that the majority of these surgeries among minors are chest-related procedures. A study reviewing a national pediatric surgical database identified 108 transgender minors who underwent gender-affirming surgeries between 2018 and 2021, accounting for approximately 0.04% of all transgender youth nationwide. Notably, about 95% of these surgeries were chest surgeries, and only 10 patients were under the age of 16.
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These findings underscore the infrequency of gender-affirming surgeries among minors in the U.S., with such procedures being performed sparingly and primarily involving older adolescents undergoing chest surgeries.
