Patients who regret sex-change ops, sue doctors pose legal challenges for health care industry

3 years ago by Kapow to c/parentalrights

Mother "repeatedly" told doctors daughter might have same bipolar disorder but was ignored in favor of drugs and surgery. Academic publisher called out for selective retraction.

The suit points to research literature showing desistance from childhood gender confusion is the default, perhaps 80-90% on average. A 30-year Swedish study found "increased psychiatric morbidity, increased suicide-ality, and a 19-fold increased rate of completed suicide" for medicalized transitioners – and 40-fold higher for females – compared to the general population.

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