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doomdoomofdoom · 1 day ago

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fyi, its similar for adult patients as well.

Out of 4170 mastectomies (performed between 2005 and 2017), 701 were performed to reduce cancer risks. That leaves us with 3469 mastectomies for gender-affirming reasons.

Out of the 3469 gender-affirming breast reductions: - 591 were transmascs - 2692 were cis men with gynecomastia

According to my calculator, this means 83% of gender-affirming mastectomies are performed on cis men.

When you look up gender affirming surgery it says 'a broad range of procedures that help transgender and non-binary people transition to their gender identity'.

Seems 97% had the same procedure.

#ramble #trans #transgender #queer #crimes against the gender convention #lgbtq #i did this math on an anti terf post a while ago iirc #thats why i had the source just laying around #also these numbers are heavily context dependent. like how easily can you access the care as a trans vs a cis man #i cant be assed to look into that tho because i know it will make me sad for all the folks out there who cant get their gender surgeries #like. for example. ME. i am going to fistfight my health insurance in a Kaufland parking lot istg.

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