Thread about the long term outcomes of people who have had feminizing or masculinizing surgery. >>
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33 studies looked at. The majority were not of good enough quality to be useful. They reported: “We identified 6 studies that could provide useful information. The 4 best designed and conducted studies that assessed quality of life before and after surgery, using validated >>
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psychometric studies, did not demonstrate clinically significant changes or differences in psychometric test results after GRS.” (in other words no improvements in psychological functioning were seen)>>
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Regarding the 2011 Dhejne study showing a 19 fold increase in death from suicide, and a 2-2.5 fold increase in death from cancer and heart disease: “We cannot exclude therapeutic interventions as a cause of the observed excess excess morbidity and mortality.” ) >>
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Meaning, the treatments themselves may have been the cause of the poor outcomes. The study wasn’t designed to look at this, but it’s remarkable the CMS team felt compelled to make that statement. >>
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“Based on an extensive assessment of the clinical evidence as described above, there is not enough high-quality evidence to determine whether gender reassignment surgery improves health outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries with gender dysphoria >>
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and whether patients most likely to benefit from these types of surgical intervention can be identified prospectively.” https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/nca-decision-memo.aspx?NCAId=282 …
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Hey Habitat, what's up? The thread is compiled, don't hesitate to share it. Have a good read:https://threader.app/thread/1154842038895931392 …
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