Minors Are Seeking Irreversible, Experimental Transgender Treatments at As Young As 11, Study ShowsMadeline Leesman
June 30, 2023
A new study published last month found that more people are seeking irreversible, experimental transgender treatments at as young as 11 years of age.
These kinds of irreversible surgeries and treatments, dubbed “gender-affirming care” by left-wing activists, include puberty blockers, hormone therapy treatments, and sex reassignment surgeries. Over 20 states have passed legislation restricting this type of care for minors. The new study in the journal General Psychiatry showed that girls as young as 11 and boys as young as 13 are now seeking out this kind of care (via the New York Post):
More people are seeking medical treatment for “gender-affirming care” — and they’re asking for it at a younger age, according to a new study that combed through the health records of 42 million people.
Of those patients between the ages 4 to 65, a total of 66,078 — 80% of them from the US — had received a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, a condition many transgender people report experiencing before they transition.
The authors of the new study, published in the journal General Psychiatry, analyzed data from 2017 to 2021 for gender dysphoria.
People assigned female at birth seek professional help at about age 11 on average, while those assigned male at birth seek help at about age 13, the study reported. Previous studies found that the average age for a gender dysphoria diagnosis was about 26 years old.
Even within that short time frame, the study results were striking: Researchers reported a “significantly increased” number of people diagnosed between 2017 and 2021.
Overall, the study authors estimated that for every 100,000 people, there are 155 who identify as transgender — in contrast to the “much higher” 600 out of 100,000 reported in a 2019 study.
“Our study demonstrated a climbing prevalence of gender dysphoria especially in those assigned female at birth,” lead author Dr. Ching-Fang Sun, a resident at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke, told UPI.
For women, the study showed, the “prevalence” of gender dysphoria increased at age 11, peaked from ages 17 to 19, and then decreased at age 22. For men, gender dysphoria began to increase at age 13, peak at 23, and then decrease in the years after. The study showed that in 2017, the average age for a diagnosis of gender dysphoria was 31.49. In 2021, it had dropped to 26.27.
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Source:
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2023/06/30/children-seeking-trans-care-study-n2625102
