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9. And they stress that none of this stands alone—these results mirror a growing body of research released over many years, all pointing to the same conclusion. Gender-affirming care saves lives. It remains one of the most effective interventions available for transgender youth who need it.

8. They attribute the improvement to multiple factors: the relief that comes with physical changes in body shape, hair growth, and voice, the emotional stability that follows being affirmed in one’s gender, and the ability to navigate social spaces with less fear of misgendering.

7. Researchers note that the real impact may be even larger: 30 patients had already undergone puberty suppression before starting hormones and had likely experienced some benefits.

Likewise, many patients started at 0, likely reflecting an initial improvement at merely being able to access it.

6. Importantly, the study found that gender-affirming care is likely lifesaving. While the authors do not present the result as a percentage, suicidality scores fell from 0.46 to 0.15—a roughly 68 percent decline—after patients were on gender-affirming hormones at follow-up.

5. These findings mirror a similar study at a pediatric clinic in Australia, which used comparable methods and sample size and found that only two of 552 patients discontinued hormone therapy after initiation.

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4. Just seven discontinued hormone therapy, and the researchers note that of those who stopped HRT, only four did so because their gender identity had shifted. Even then, those four continued to identify as “gender diverse,” not reverting to a cisgender identity.

3. The study was conducted in a midwestern youth gender clinic for a major hospital system. It was likely in a state that banned care, as the bans stopped the study from being able to continue.

Data was collected at initiation of HRT and at follow up, ranging from an average of 2 to 5 years later.

2. In the last year, many pseudoscientific organizations and anti-transgender activists have worked to prop up misleading claims to imply that gender-affirming care is ineffective or dangerous.

Now, a new study completely contradicts that narrative - it actually saves lives.

Well I'm sure it still exists and I'm not dead yet.

I use a blue light filter on my phone to be easier on my eyes. Adds a red tint to screenshots.

Love the Simpsons. Must have missed that one.

Explain it to me like I'm a toddler then.

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