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Section size for Gender-affirming surgery (29 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	2,702	2,702
Terminology	6,910	6,910
Surgical procedures	120	10,246
Genital surgery	24	3,738
Trans women	1,163	1,163
Trans men	232	232
Non-binary people	1,246	1,246
Other considerations	1,073	1,073
Other surgeries	3,116	3,116
Scope and procedures	3,272	3,272
History	711	10,184
20th century	5,743	5,743
21st century	3,730	3,730
Prevalence	624	624
Prior to surgery	24	17,612
Medical considerations	3,164	3,164
Gender dysphoric children	1,733	1,733
Intersex children and cases of trauma	4,154	4,154
Standards of care	5,580	5,580
Insurance	2,957	2,957
Post-procedural considerations	38	15,311
Quality of life	2,057	2,057
Psychological and social consequences	6,744	6,744
Sexuality	6,472	6,472
Legal status	73	73
See also	353	353
Notes	24	24
References	30	30
External links	198	198
Total	64,267	64,267

JAMA article "Prevalence of Gender-Affirming Surgical Procedures Among Minors and Adults" in the US:

This article in them, based on this article in JAMA reports that about 60% of gender affirming surgeries for adults in the US are "chest related" with the figure for minors an even higher 96%.

About 24% of adult gender affirming surgeries are breast reduction, and 80% of those breast reduction procedures are performed on cis-males. Among minors, 97% of breast reduction surgeries were performed on cis-males.

I'm not sure what it the best way to incorporate this into the article, but it would seem to be a good addition. As the JAMA article says "...these findings suggest that concerns around high rates of gender-affirming surgery use, specifically among TGD minors, may be unwarranted." Mr. Swordfish (talk) 17:00, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Possible merge?

Hi everyone. I'm wondering if it's possible to do a three to one merge. I'm looking at gender-affirming surgery (male-to-female), gender-affirming surgery (female-to-male), and the current page. Is there a reason they are separate? An option is to have the first two be sections in the overarching gender-affirming surgery page - that way, the page gets updated with more information and references. What do people think? Amethystloucks (talk) 16:45, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nullification of Non Binary individuals with sources in a Body Modification article

Hello. I unfortunately don't have access to the source material mentioned related to Nullification surgery for Non Binary individuals (born with penis or clitoris, both are mentioned), but I did find it quite offensive that this information is mixed in an article about "Body Modification", as broad as genital piercings to FGM, yet not here. So I brought you the direct link (I know it says "emasculation" but it does have a little information of what the article refers as "nullo"(?).) I hope it helps to increase the very little information regarding gender affirming surgeries for Non Binary individuals. Thank you very much! 186.34.109.70 (talk) 04:40, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect References

References 15, 17, and 68 appear to be incorrectly used in the "Quality of Life" section. I could not find the cited information in those articles. Crswong888 (talk) 05:40, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Some trans people have health conditions including diabetes, asthma, and HIV. This statement assumes a higher prevalence of HIV among trans individuals compared to other groups, yet this is not supported by conclusive scientific evidence or reliable citations. Such assertions can perpetuate harmful stigma and should therefore be excluded or carefully substantiated with reputable sources. Thank you Francescomp04 (talk) 01:10, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing this out, I can see how it might be read that way. I've reworded it to make it clearer that HIV is a factor in treatment rather than being correlated with transgender people. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 01:46, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Aesthetic surgery for unisex Vs Functional reproductive for intersex

The page leads with aesthetic, appearance and resemblance, which only applies to non-intersex people, very rarely referred to as unisex, monosex?

It could be sensitivly written for distinction and clarity, as some intersex people may retain their new gender type of fully "functional" genitalia after surgery, in that egg, sperm production or childbearing is possible, where as for monosex often choose sterility, "non functional" gonads and lose all possibility of reproduction. As of 2024, the technology for functional transition simply doesn't exist yet. Can this be written carefully using the right terminology by someone more sensitive?

82.3.189.176 (talk) 14:33, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Restructuring of Surgical procedures Tab

The tab under 'Surgical procedures' has a bit of an odd structure. What is supposed to be the difference between subsections Other surgeries and Scope and procedures? The first two paragraphs from Scope and procedures seem like they should be in the intro of the entire section, while the rest can be folded in with Other surgeries.

I would also argue that rather than having subsections for 'trans men', 'trans women' and 'non-binary people', they should be titled around 'transmasculine/transfeminine' or 'AMAB/AFAB' written out fully, of ocurse), with perhaps a section that specifically names bigenital and gender nullification procedures separately. This would more accurately categorize the procedures discussed. The current organization subtly reinforces the misconception that only/all binary trans people get gender affirming surgeries. A new structure would be more neutral. SlipknotRlZZ (talk) 02:06, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]