So what protections are in place in the US to prevent surgery being done for the same ‘wrong’ reasons?
The difference is you’re not forced to get it under the threat of death. And I’m not American, but as far as I know you also need a psychological evaluation to get it.
If the healthcare system was actually brainwashing people into getting surgeries they don’t need that would be a general issue, not specifically a trans one.
In reality the regret rates for gender affirming surgery is usually found to be under 1%, which is extremely low and lower than almost any other type of surgery. See e.g. A systematic review of patient regret after surgery.
I’ve just noticed the post you removed. I assumed it was my rant about the implications of this news story, but no. It’s the post with the actual fucking data in it from two medical sources…
Where exactly was the misinformation. Was it the Cass report, or the critiques offered by medical professionals in a medical journal?
And you wonder why people get angry about these issues…
The difference is you’re not forced to get it under the threat of death. And I’m not American, but as far as I know you also need a psychological evaluation to get it.
If the healthcare system was actually brainwashing people into getting surgeries they don’t need that would be a general issue, not specifically a trans one.
In reality the regret rates for gender affirming surgery is usually found to be under 1%, which is extremely low and lower than almost any other type of surgery. See e.g. A systematic review of patient regret after surgery.
Removed by mod
Removed for transphobia and misinformation.
Well. That didn’t take long.
Edit.
I’ve just noticed the post you removed. I assumed it was my rant about the implications of this news story, but no. It’s the post with the actual fucking data in it from two medical sources…
Where exactly was the misinformation. Was it the Cass report, or the critiques offered by medical professionals in a medical journal?
And you wonder why people get angry about these issues…