Before gender reassignment treatments, 9.8% of adolescents in a new Finnish study needed specialist psychiatric care. After? 60.7%.

The study followed over 2,000 gender-referred adolescents and young adults and tracked psychiatric outcomes before and after hormonal and surgical interventions. Among those approved for masculinizing treatments, the rate went from 21.6% to 54.5%.

The study's authors noted that the significant rise in psychiatric comorbidities among those seeking gender reassignment since 2011 is not explained by improved diagnosis, and that the data suggests gender dysphoria may, in some cases, be secondary to underlying mental health challenges.

Gender-affirming treatments are routinely promoted as life-saving care that reduces suicidality. This study does not support the claim that these interventions deliver the mental health outcomes commonly promised.

The article also covers the current legal and policy
landscape as courts and states continue to fight over whether these treatments should be available to minors.

https://thehighwire.com/news/finnish-study-psychiatric-problems-skyrocket-after-gender-reassignment-treatments-10-to-61/

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