Well no. It’s a meta-study, so it’s pulling in data from older studies. If you look at the stuff they’re using much of it is from pre-2015. Example: Cohen-Kettenis et al, 1997. Or Blanchard et al, 1989.

Likewise, with newer studies, it’ll likely be covering all transition cases, which doesn’t really help give insight as to whether the surgery is helping for a particular demographic, only whether the current prescription approach is working overall.

Fortunately, the study shows the causes of regret that the patients cited. So let’s look, yeah? Here’s some reasons from pre-2015 studies:

8 patients felt disappointed with physical or functional outcomes of surgery (lost clitoris sensation)

1 patient after surgery she realized she did not want to live as a woman. 1 never wished for the surgery (forced by the partner)

2 patients lost the partner and had social problems

Mostly it’s either about poor surgical results, or societal acceptance. A few were misdiagnosed.

And for post-2015:

7 patients had true regret (though that the surgery was the solution)

Body does not meet the feminine ideal

Didn’t want to wait genital electrolysis prior vaginoplasty

Mostly they are due to rushing into things, misdiagnosis, improper treatment for the issue, etc.

I imagine many more of these “true regret” and “rushed into it” along with “didn’t do what I wanted” regrets will happen.

The reality is that regret is predictable. We know quite well what causes people to regret and detransition. It’s not a mystery. We know that misdiagnosis, improper medical treatment, people rushing into things, and giving people false expectations are what lead to regret and inevitably detransition.

What are the things that beehaw and other lgbtqia groups are doing? pushing misdiagnosis, improper medical treatment, having people rush into things, and giving people false expectations.

I’m guessing that when you categorize by biological status/situation you get a near 100% regret rate for non-transsexul/non-transvestite. probably a significant regret rate for transvestites. and a near nonexistent regret rate for transsexuals.

We’re getting off track though. again my point here isn’t to debate the trans topic, but to show that different people see different things as “harmful”.