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Rates of Suicide Attempts Doubled After Gender-Reassignment Surgery: Study

Research shows a surgical procedure called a vaginoplasty used to help males transition to female can result in numerous complications.
Rates of Suicide Attempts Doubled After Gender-Reassignment Surgery: Study
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Megan Redshaw
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Attempted suicide rates among people who identified as transgender more than doubled after receiving a vaginoplasty, according to a peer-reviewed study published in The Journal of Urology.

The study analyzed the rates of psychiatric emergencies before and after gender-altering surgery among 869 males who underwent vaginoplasty and 357 females who underwent phalloplasty in California from 2012 to 2018.
Megan Redshaw
Megan Redshaw
J.D.
Megan Redshaw is an attorney and investigative journalist with a background in political science. She is also a traditional naturopath with additional certifications in nutrition and exercise science.