A new study found that transgender patients are at a 12-fold higher risk of suicide attempts. This still only accounts for less than 4% of the population.
, published in April, found that individuals who had undergone gender transition surgery had a 12-fold higher suicide attempt risk than those who had not, a statistic that sparked significant attention online Friday.
The study was conducted using data from 90 million U.S. adult patients between the ages of 18 and 60. It did not includeResearchers examined emergency room treatment data in this age bracket for patients who had undergone previous gender transition surgery, compared to those who had no reproductive surgeries and also patients who had sterilizing surgeries, including vasectomy and tubal ligation. The results showed that 3.
The study was recently uploaded to PubMed, the National Institute of Health database of peer-reviewed studies to informLimitations to the study include a lack of representation as to why transgender patients had higher rates of suicidality, self-harm, and PTSD. It also does not examine whether adverse mental health conditions were present prior to surgery.
Cass found that arguments in favor of sex transition for minors in the U.K. were “built on shaky foundations” and supported by “remarkably weak evidence.”
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