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by NestedLoopGoBrr 1929 days ago
This post’s comment section is rapidly turning into a train wreck, so allow me to help. The highest suicide rate in any cohort of transgender individuals is for those who are not undergoing treatment, which is typically a combination of some or all: hormone therapy, social transitioning, counseling, and surgical interventions.

As far as surgical “regret” is concerned, of all elective procedures, sexual reassignment surgery has the lowest regret rate of all.
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arthurcolle 1929 days ago
Agree on your first comment - my intention was not to add any fuel to the fire, but I think it's unfortunate that this topic is so divisive and that's why I tried my very best to avoid any nuance of opinion in my honest inquiry.

That being said, how can you quantify your response regarding surgical regret in your answer formally?

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NestedLoopGoBrr 1929 days ago
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6212091/
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dr_dshiv 1929 days ago
TLDR: Survey of 46 surgeons having conducted gender reassignment surgery in 22,725 patients. Just 62 patients had regret.

And, 91% of all responding surgeons "would require a mental health evaluation prior to detransition."

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dr_dshiv 1929 days ago
In the vast majority of cases, gender reassignment surgery results in improved human wellbeing. Most surgeons who perform this surgery want their patients to have a mental health evaluation beforehand to help make sure it is the right choice.

So, once again, nasty politics seem to stem from the clash of totalizing vs nuanced beliefs. "Gender reassignment is a mental disorder" "There is no mental disorder associated with gender reassignment"

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gher-shyu3i 1929 days ago
So they still suicide, just at lower rates.
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