Over 5,700 American children had trans surgery between 2019 and 2023, medical group claims: ‘Treated like guinea pigs’
A new national database maps gender-affirming care for minors, listing where children are getting puberty blockers, hormone replacement therapy and sex reassignment surgery — and calls out some of the nation’s most notorious providers.
Researchers were able to identify a total of 13,994 minors across the United States who received medical treatment for gender dysphoria over the course of four years. Shockingly, over 5,700 of those kids were operated on.
The searchable database from Do No Harm is called “Does My Hospital Transition Kids?” and launches today. It maps providers and hospitals which provide gender affirming care.
The database can be searched by state, or by specific facility if you’re wondering about your local hospital. In total, there are 225 children’s hospitals on the map.
A new national database maps gender-affirming care for minors, listing where children are getting puberty blockers, hormone replacement therapy and sex reassignment surgery — and calls out some of the nation’s most notorious providers.
Researchers were able to identify a total of 13,994 minors across the United States who received medical treatment for gender dysphoria over the course of four years. Shockingly, over 5,700 of those kids were operated on.
The searchable database from Do No Harm is called “Does My Hospital Transition Kids?” and launches today. It maps providers and hospitals which provide gender affirming care.
The database can be searched by state, or by specific facility if you’re wondering about your local hospital. In total, there are 225 children’s hospitals on the map.
Do No Harm, an advocacy group that represents medical professionals concerned about identity politics, gender ideology, and DEI practices in medicine, was able to aggregate their figures by scouring a selection of insurance claims filed nationwide between 2019 and 2023.
In all they found 5,747 unique patients receiving gender affirming surgery — whether it be a mastectomy or genital reassignment surgery — as well as 8,579 patients on puberty blockers and/or hormone replacement therapy. Overall, they counted more than 60,000 total prescriptions written.
In all, the cost of insurance claims submitted by the roughly 14,000 patients amounts to $119 million, according to the new website.
The researchers at Do No Harm opted to be as cautious as possible in counting cases, and say therefore the total numbers of patients and treatments are likely an underestimate. The data does not include patients covered by Kaiser Health Plans, the Veterans Association, charity payments, or self-pay, as Do No Harm says these forms of payment are not publicly reported or accessible.
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