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Physician group opposes youth gender transition surgery

For the first time, a major U.S. physician group has recommended against gender transition surgeries for youths. On Tuesday, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) sent a position statement ...
Rolling Out

The Supreme Court’s Tennessee gender surgery ban ruling

The Supreme Court delivered a watershed moment in transgender rights Monday, upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming surgeries for minors in a 6-3 decision that’s reverberating through state ...
Medical Xpress

Plastic surgeons urge waiting until age 19 for gender surgery

A major group of U.S. plastic surgeons is now urging doctors to delay gender transition surgeries for young patients until they are at least 19 years old. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons ...
New York Post

I helped perform gender surgery for minors — it was wrong and must end

This week, NYU Langone Health announced it would no longer perform gender reassignment surgery or provide puberty blockers to minors. Dr. Ira Savetsky is a plastic surgeon who participated in some of ...
The Conversation

Gender‑affirming surgeries may be added to Medicare – but the evidence is still being reviewed

For the first time in Australia, an independent committee is considering whether Medicare should fund gender-affirming surgery for trans adults (those aged 18 and over). Gender-affirming surgery is ...
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Gender-affirming surgical care is coming to SLO County with new partnership

Gender-affirming surgical care for transgender individuals will soon be available in San Luis Obispo County through a local collaboration with a Bay Area surgical team. Starting early this year, the ...