97% of trans youth don't regret transitioning, new study finds

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/97-of-trans-youth-don-t-regret-transitioning-new-study-finds/ar-AA1sFAnB?ocid=windirect&cvid=dc1cb34a16a148a99c4f1c881af22021&ei=56

Story by Mira Lazine (22 Oct 2024)

A new study reveals that the vast majority of transgender youth largely do not detransition even after several years of transitioning.

The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, analyzed the experiences of 220 transgender youth who have been transitioning for at least five years. They were gathered through Princeton University's TransYouth Project, a national, longitudinal study of transgender youth.

This study dispels concerns raised by anti-trans advocates that transgender youth, after several years of transitioning, would have a high rate of detransitioning, as it only reports 4% of participants as actually detransitioning at any point, with 97% of participants continuing gender-affirming care.

Out of the total sample, only about nine patients expressed any regret. Four participants had ceased care, one participant is planning on ceasing care, and the other four are opting to continue care. This suggests that regret is multifaceted and may not necessarily be desistance in one's gender identity, although the researchers did not analyze the type of regret seen within the study.

In comparison, knee replacement surgery has about a 20% regret rate, according to research from 2020.

I believe those numbers are accurate for adults too. I read somewhere that studies showed regret and detransitioning in adults was somewhere around 3%-4%.

how much of detransitioning is not specifically personal regret but from peer or guilt?  I know for a fact that it would be a much easier public life for me if I had not transitioned. Do I have regrets? Yes, but not about who I am but due to what I have to deal with on a daily basis and how my transition affected those closest to me.

regret vs guilt, one can be confused for the other

Quote from: Faith on October 29, 2024, 06:20:12 AMhow much of detransitioning is not specifically personal regret but from peer or guilt?  I know for a fact that it would be a much easier public life for me if I had not transitioned. Do I have regrets? Yes, but not about who I am but due to what I have to deal with on a daily basis and how my transition affected those closest to me.

regret vs guilt, one can be confused for the other

Good point!