Johns Hopkins researchers find minimal regret after gender affirming surgery
In a Viewpoint article published Dec. 27, 2023, in JAMA Surgery, three Johns Hopkins researchers urge the medical community to dismiss a widely held, but scientifically unsupported belief that many people who are transgender and gender diverse (TGD), and undergo gender affirming surgery (GAS), later regret their decision to undergo such procedures.
@nursefrombirth Yep.
Speaking as someone who *has* had gender-affirming surgery, and who had a rough time recovering from it due to some complications, I don't regret it at all.
And while the plural of anecdote is not data, every trans person I personally know who's gotten gender-affirming surgeries, whether transmasc or transfemme, has been happier for them and regrets them not even a little.
@lenaoflune 🤗🥰
Thanks for chiming in and sharing your personal experience. I concur, I have not met one person yet, who has regrets.