A recent study conducted in California and published by the American Urological Association challenges prevailing assumptions about the outcomes of transgender surgeries, specifically vaginoplasties for men.
Health and science reporter Benjamin Ryan, known for his contributions to news outlets such as The Liberal Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Guardian, provided a concise summary of the study’s findings.
“The study finds that the attempted-suicide rate among transgender women who received a vaginoplasty in California was twice as high during the period after the surgery compared with the period before the surgery,” Ryan outlined.
The investigators of the study analyzed data from 868 individuals who underwent vaginoplasty and 357 who underwent phalloplasty in California from 2012 to 2018, with an average of two years of data before and after surgery.
As Ryan detailed on X, the results revealed that 22% of the vaginoplasty group and 21% of the phalloplasty group experienced at least one ER or in-patient psych encounter during the study period, whether before or after surgery.
If a psych encounter occurred before surgery, 34% of the vaginoplasty group and 27% of the phalloplasty group had a psych encounter post-surgery.
Among those receiving a vaginoplasty, the study found that the rate of suicide attempts doubled after the surgery, reaching 3.3%, compared to the period before at 1.5%.
In summary, the phalloplasty suicide-attempt rate was similar to the general population, while the vaginoplasty group’s rate was more than twice as high.
The study’s authors echoed Ryan’s explanation in their conclusion, emphasizing that, despite similar overall rates of psychiatric encounters, suicide attempts were more common post-vaginoplasty.
The study’s findings challenge a key premise of the transgender movement, suggesting that individuals with gender dysphoria may not necessarily face greater self-harm risks if denied gender-mutilation interventions. The commentary on the study critiques the liberal perspective on gender-mutilation care, highlighting the doubled suicide attempt rate post-vaginoplasty.
Notably, the study notes that females undergoing phalloplasty did not exhibit an increase in suicide attempts after surgery, challenging another aspect of progressive talking points.
It concludes by rejecting the commonly used phrase “if it only saves one life,” urging a nuanced understanding of the complex relationship between gender-mutilation interventions and mental health outcomes.
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