ALightInTheDark
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This one and more recent ones debunk the idea that it decreases suicide.Well first, right off the bat I notice this study is from the 1970s to 2003 and transcare has expanded since then so this, just on that alone, isn't a great example of medical professionals pulling back from gender affirming care. Secondly once you read the conclusions it states that surgery did alleviate gender dysphoria but suicidal tendencies remained and the recommendation was continued therapy after surgery. So even this study is still recommending surgery. Thirdly, those findings mirror more recent ones which stress that while gender affirming care does address gender dysphoria it doesn't address all the other psychological trauma associated with trans patients. They're more likely to suffer abuse, homelessness, job insecurity, and family abandonment. Those things don't go away because they received gender affirming care.
This is due to the fact that these individuals have a syndrome that causes several symptoms, including wanting to be the opposite sex Suicidality and so on. Treating it with SRS placates the delusional aspect of the disorder rather than treating the root cause.