Abigail Shrier: The Number of Young People Who Regret Having Had Transgender Reassignment Surgery Has Exploded

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SHRIER: "I was able to profile Helena from my book and, you know, one of the stories that haunted me most that she told is how easily she was able to obtain testosterone on a first visit to a clinic. This is a young woman, you know, she's a brilliant young woman and she’s written now in granular detail about how no adult who held themselves out as an expert put up any safeguards. They just rushed her through this transition, which she now regrets. And the number of young people who regret their medical transitions is exploding in this country. When I first wrote my book, there were 7,000 members of the online group, the subreddit devoted to de-transitioners, people who regretted their transition and went back. That number is now up 400% from when I wrote my book. So young people are coming out, they're regretting this, and they were given no safeguards by the adults who were supposed to know better."