Plastic Surgeons’ Group Advises Delaying Gender-Affirming Procedures Until Age 19 NYT: Science By:Andrew Jacobs 3 February 2026 at 18:56 The organization’s latest guidance is a departure from the prevailing views of several other major medical organizations. © Morsa Images/Getty ImagesBetween 2016 and 2020, about 3,700 patients 18 years old and younger have undergone gender transition surgery, mostly for breast removal, according to a JAMA study.
Woman Wins Malpractice Suit Over Gender Surgery as a Minor NYT: Science By:Andrew Jacobs 3 February 2026 at 17:24 In a legal first, a jury in New York awarded $2 million to a patient who said that doctors had deviated from accepted medical standards. © Evelyn Hockstein/ReutersRecent studies have suggested that between 5 and 10 percent of young people who had undergone gender-affirming care later decided to detransition.
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