A paper in the Journal of ‘Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism’ of October 2022 titled ‘Detransition among Transgender and Gender-Diverse People’ referenced the rates of detransition in a study sample of 627 transmasculine and 325 transfeminine individuals. Among those that underwent gonadectomy, rates of regret were 0.6% for transwomen and 0.3% for transmen with an average time to regret of 10.8 years.
The paper referenced in this edition of GCN indicated that only 27% of the de-transitioners informed their former gender clinic that they had done so, meaning that the remaining 73% had been lost to follow-up.
It is probably fair to assume that regret and detransition are greatly underestimated in much of the relevant literature and, in truth transitioning might not be such a good idea, in the case of children a rather bad one.
Not surprising; more evidence that the need to “transition” is so often the result of underlying emotional/mental distress.
A paper in the Journal of ‘Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism’ of October 2022 titled ‘Detransition among Transgender and Gender-Diverse People’ referenced the rates of detransition in a study sample of 627 transmasculine and 325 transfeminine individuals. Among those that underwent gonadectomy, rates of regret were 0.6% for transwomen and 0.3% for transmen with an average time to regret of 10.8 years.
The paper referenced in this edition of GCN indicated that only 27% of the de-transitioners informed their former gender clinic that they had done so, meaning that the remaining 73% had been lost to follow-up.
It is probably fair to assume that regret and detransition are greatly underestimated in much of the relevant literature and, in truth transitioning might not be such a good idea, in the case of children a rather bad one.
I am amazed that it was published. Credit to the editor of the Journal.
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Bernard, thought you might be interested in this brief video which I found via "Erin in the Morning"....
"Ohio Hospital Systems Testify Against Trans Ban"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFoT7XruKyo