A new study of over 100,000 patients raises serious concerns about the mental health effects of “gender-affirming” surgeries—finding higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts among patients.
The details: Researchers at the University of Texas analyzed 107,583 patients diagnosed with gender dysphoria and compared those who had “gender-affirming” surgery with those who had not.
The results were published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine and found:
- Depression:
- Males who had surgeries had a 25 percent rate vs. 11.5 percent without
- Females who had surgeries had a 22.9 percent rate vs. 14.6 percent without
- Anxiety:
- Males who had the surgeries had a 12.8 percent rate vs. 2.6 percent without
- Females who had the surgeries had a 10.5 percent rate vs. 7.1 percent without
Conclusion: The study determined that depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and substance-use disorders were “significantly higher” among those who had trans surgeries.
Back up: This isn’t the first study to make this connection. Back in April 2024, the National Institutes of Health found that people who had “gender-affirming” surgeries had much higher rates of PTSD, suicide attempts, and suicide.
The last word goes to Jonathan Alpert, a Manhattan-based psychotherapist, who commented on the study, saying:
- “These findings suggest that surgery alone doesn’t eliminate the complex psychological burdens that stem from societal stigma and personal struggles with identity. In fact, taking a scalpel to treat a psychological disorder can sometimes lead to more issues, as the study results are elucidating.”
