More than 5,700 children in the U.S. underwent sex change surgery between 2019 and 2023, according to a new database tracking transgender care for minors.
The “Does My Hospital Transition Kids?” database, created by Do No Harm, a nonprofit opposing the politicization of medicine, tracks gender-affirming care provided to minors, including puberty blockers, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and sex change surgeries.
It maps hospitals and providers offering these services to children over the four-year period.
Do No Harm’s research found that 13,994 minors received gender-affirming care or treatment for gender dysphoria, a condition where a person’s gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth. Out of those, more than 5,700 underwent sex reassignment surgeries, according to the New York Post.
Trans Surgery Procedures in Children
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The report highlights that 4,160 minors had breast removal surgeries (mastectomies) and 660 underwent phalloplasty, a procedure to construct a male reproductive organ for transgender men. These surgeries aim to align a person’s body with their gender identity to help alleviate gender dysphoria.
Additionally, 8,579 minors were placed on puberty blockers or hormone replacement therapy (HRT), as tracked by the database. The total cost for gender-affirming care for nearly 14,000 minors reached $119 million.
Michelle Havrolla, Director of Programs at Do No Harm, stated the database was created due to concerns over irreversible procedures like vaginoplasties and phalloplasties. She noted, “The majority of these patients will end up with life-long complications related to these procedures,” as reported by The Daily Chronicle.
States with the Most Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
California led the nation with over 2,000 minors receiving gender-affirming care, accounting for $28 million of the total charges. New York followed with 1,154 patients, and Massachusetts had 671.
