Unlike Other Hospitals, Boston Children’s Hospital Social Worker Elizabeth Boskey Says They Accept Surgical Transition For 15-Year-Old Girls

BOSKEY The eligibility for ░░░░░░░░ gender affirming surgeries at ░░░░░░░░ Children s Hospital is ░░░░░░░░ the same as it ░░░░░░░░ be for most other ░░░░░░░░ or surgeons in the ░░░░░░░░ States and that s ░░░░░░░░ case because we all ░░░░░░░░ the World Professional Association ░░░░░░░░ Transgender Health or WPATH ░░░░░░░░ of care For top ░░░░░░░░ you are requested but ░░░░░░░░ required to have been ░░░░░░░░ gender affirming hormones for ░░░░░░░░ least a year If ░░░░░░░░ re a trans woman ░░░░░░░░ s really encourages that ░░░░░░░░ be on estrogen for ░░░░░░░░ least a year because ░░░░░░░░ want to maximize your ░░░░░░░░ breast growth Many surgical ░░░░░░░░ require you to be ░░░░░░░░ At Boston Children s ░░░░░░░░ for top surgeries we ░░░░░░░░ see people as young ░░░░░░░░ age 15 if they ░░░░░░░░ been affirmed in their ░░░░░░░░ for a long period ░░░░░░░░ time and don t ░░░░░░░░ have any other life ░░░░░░░░ that makes surgery inappropriate.”