Nov 3, 2025 · Recent systematic reviews and cohort studies converge on a low prevalence of permanent regret following gender-affirming surgery and medical transition, but estimates vary …

May 6, 2024 · The conclusion is clear: the incidence of regret following gender-affirming surgeries is extremely low, under 1%. This is in sharp contrast to higher regret rates observed in other …

Jan 9, 2024 · Dr. Harry Barbee answered our questions about the direction of research into trans patients’ post-surgical regret, and how other areas of medicine might benefit from …

Regret is rare among people who make a gender transition. In 27 studies totaling 7,928 surgery patients, the regret rate was about 1%: “Pooling data from numerous studies demonstrates a …

Feb 8, 2024 · A good place to start when looking at the rate of regret for people transitioning in modern medical settings is to think about the upper and lower bounds.

Aug 1, 2024 · Regret after gender-affirming surgery (GAS) is a complex issue. Comparing regret after GAS to regret after plastic surgery operations and other major …

Jun 11, 2025 · A new study has found that the level of regret reported by transgender individuals following gender-affirming surgery is less than 1%, which is significantly lower than the regret …

Jan 22, 2024 · Evidence suggests that less than 1% of transgender people who undergo gender-affirming surgery report regret. That proportion is even more striking when compared to the …

Statistics vary on the numbers of people who regret having surgery to change from male to female or vice versa. We will look at some recent data and at some real-life stories to get a better …

Sep 11, 2023 · While some individuals report regret shortly after starting treatment (such as postsurgical regret), more typically, regret takes significant time to set in. The median time for …