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ASPS urges delay on sex-change surgeries for kids: Childhood gender dysphoria often resolves naturally

gender dysphoria

WASHINGTON.D.C.—The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) issued a position statement on Tuesday, February 3, recommending that surgeons delay gender-related breast, chest, genital and facial surgeries for children and adolescents with gender dysphoria until patients reach at least 19 years old. ASPS concluded there was “insufficient evidence demonstrating a favorable risk-benefit ratio for the pathway […]

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