A new study by Harvard Medical School researchers, published in JAMA Surgery, found access to gender-affirming surgery is associated with better mental health in trans adults, including lower rates of suicidal ideation.
The report, titled Association Between Gender-Affirming Surgeries and Mental Health Outcomes, compared the mental wellbeing of 3,559 trans people who had undergone surgery, compared to 16,401 who desired such treatments but have not yet received them.Those who had undergone gender-affirming surgery were 42% less likely to have experienced psychological distress within the past month, as well as being 44% less likely to have experienced suicidal ideation within the past 12 months.