Posted on 05/16/2024 10:45:24 AM PDT by Red Badger
A young transgender person’s attempt to perform their own mastectomy highlights a healthcare system where gender diverse people’s needs are being chronically unmet, experts say.
An 18-year-old transgender person arrived at the emergency department several hours after attempting a mastectomy, with concerns he had damaged a nerve, according to a case report published by the New Zealand Medical Journal on Friday.
The young person struggled with gender dysphoria – a clinical term used to describe the dissonance between one’s assigned gender and sense of self – and was on testosterone treatment while waiting for gender-affirmation surgery.
He was unable to access surgery in the public healthcare system and could not afford private care.
Currently up to 14 gender-affirming genital surgeries a year are publicly funded but access to other forms of gender-affirming surgery varied between regions. In Wellington, under-resourcing meant it was not taking any routine referrals.
The young person experienced “significant psychological stress of having breasts” at an upcoming pool party, the paper said.
He did not have an active mood disorder, psychosis or suicidality and after arriving at hospital, underwent surgery to complete the left mastectomy and symmetrising right mastectomy. After four weeks, his scars healed and he reported improvement in self-esteem and self-confidence in his ability to complete school work.
The report highlighted limited access to gender-affirming surgery was an increasing issue because of resources and funding.
“It is crucial for public services to be more accessible to an under-served population,” it read.
Dr Rita Yang, the country’s only surgeon trained in all forms of gender-affirming surgery, said it was “extremely distressing” to hear about the case.
All surgeries came with life-threatening risks even when performed by surgeons.
“It could have easily ended with this person dying ... I implore anyone who needs gender -affirming surgery to never even consider this for the sake of their own life.”
Chest reconstruction surgery was complex and involved highly trained operating room staff, anaesthetists, nurses, and hospital-level wraparound care, Yang said.
"There are few reconstructive surgeons in New Zealand qualified to perform this surgery and even then there are serious risks that must be mitigated."
The Counting Ourselves survey – a national survey on the health and wellbeing of transgender and non-binary people, found high levels of participants wanting but not being able to access gender-affirming healthcare.
Dr Rona Carroll, University of Otago senior lecturer and Wellington-based GP, said top surgery – or chest reconstruction surgery – was the biggest unmet need she saw in her gender-affirming healthcare clinic. Of the clients looking to start hormone therapy, 87% wanted a referral for such surgery, Carroll said.
A lack of funding and resource was the biggest issue and variation between regions felt inequitable, she said.
“It becomes very difficult when we can’t offer much and we see a huge amount of distress and unmet need.”
It impacted people’s ability to “life their life to the full and to be who they are and be comfortable in who they are”, she said.
Although not all transgender people wanted surgery, it was important those who did had access to it, the report said.
Dr Jennifer Randle, vice president of Pride in Medicine Australia and Aotearoa NZ, said access to gender-affirming care was vital for the health and wellbeing of the gender diverse community.
There was a significant gap in medical training to understand and cater for the rainbow community’s diverse needs, Randle said.
There was a lot of desire for many doctors to gain those skills and colleges had a “responsibility to up their game”.
Got it. I guess the publication mispelled the gender.
Proof that mass (world-wide) mind control has been achieved.
gender dysphoria = mental illness.
Give them a 1911 .45cal ACP w/ 230gr HP.
Problem solved.
An 18 year old mentally ill…. There, NOW IT READS ACCURATELY.
Crazy, screwed up girl tries to cut her boobs off and messes up. She should have gotten a real male to help. Girls, in general, aren’t good with tools.
Maybe It is a crazy piece of She/He/IT.
Just replace the word ‘transgender’ with the word ‘fake’ and it all becomes clear:
transgender woman = fake woman = man.
transgender man = fake man = woman.
She’d miss.
Rewind...erase, erase, erase
The only medical care this woman needed was mental health care.
As does the author. “Person’s, Their, He” Enabling the delusions of the mentally ill is not helpful to their well being. Even if this woman had a doctor cut off her breasts she would still be very mentally ill.
All she needed was a psychiatrist, and for people around her to quit supporting her delusion.
I have seldom read such evil. Every doctor, counselor and teacher who is part of this utterly false gender dysphoria nonsense needs to be tried under the Nuremberg rules.
Thanks, it really is confusing.
Cue the stories about back-alley mastectomies.
There was a lot of desire for many doctors to gain those skills and colleges had a “responsibility to up their game”.
However,
Medicare covers all ”medically necessary” services and surgeries, as well as preventive services. So, if the gender affirming surgery you want is deemed medically necessary or as a type of preventive care, your plan should pay some portion of the overall cost.Jan 13, 2023 - https://www.healthline.com/health/does-the-government-pay-for-gender-affirming-surgery
Surgical treatment for gender dysphoria may be considered medically necessary when ALL of the following criteria are met: The individual is at least 18 years of age. A gender reassignment treatment plan is created specific to an individual beneficiary. - https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/article.aspx?articleId=53793
Sadly, surgery cannot correct the demonic influence and perversions of what God established, to our benefit.
Some women are having breast implants to attract a man, while others are cutting their breasts off because they want to be a man.
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