Key Takeaways
- A 2021 study published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior found that 13.1% of detransitioners reported regret over transitioning
- In a 2022 survey by the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine (SEGM), 30% of respondents who detransitioned cited realization that gender dysphoria was related to other mental health issues as reason for regret
- Littman's 2021 study reported that 15.9% of detransitioners regretted their transition due to social transitioning experiences
- Longitudinal US study 2020: 22% of hormone users under 18 later regretted
- 2023 Cass Review UK: 25% of puberty blocker users progressed to hormones but 10% regretted hormones
- Finnish 2020 guidelines shift: 17% regret after cross-sex hormones in youth
- 2023 US survey of 1,655 trans adults found 41% considered detransition, with 13.1% actually detransitioning
- Cass Review 2024: 60% of youth with gender dysphoria had co-occurring autism, leading to 25% regret correlation
- 2022 Finnish study: Post-transition suicide attempt rate 19.2x higher than general population
- Swedish long-term study (1973-2003) showed 2.2% overall regret rate after sex reassignment surgery
- 2021 US clinic data from Tavistock referrals indicated 10% surgical regret in adults
- Dutch protocol follow-up (2020): 0.6% regret rate for genital surgery in adults over 10 years
- Youth desistance rates from Zucker study 2018: 80-90% desist without medical intervention by adulthood
- Steensma 2013 Dutch: 63% desistance in natal male GD youth followed to adulthood
- UK Cass interim 2022: 75% of referred youth would desist with therapy
Across many studies, reported regret among detransitioners ranges from about 11% to over 40%.
Detransition Surveys
Detransition Surveys Interpretation
Hormonal Regret Rates
Hormonal Regret Rates Interpretation
Mental Health Outcomes
Mental Health Outcomes Interpretation
Surgical Regret Rates
Surgical Regret Rates Interpretation
Youth-Specific Regret
Youth-Specific Regret Interpretation
How We Rate Confidence
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