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Detransition is the cessation or reversal of a transgender identification or of gender transition, temporarily or permanently, through social, legal, and/or medical means.[1] The term is distinct from the concept of 'regret', and the decision may be based on a shift in gender identity, or other reasons, such as health concerns, social pressure, or discrimination and stigma.[2]
Some studies use the term retransition rather than detransition.[3] Retransition is also commonly used to describe the resumption of transition or transgender identity following a detransition.[4]
Estimates of the rate at which detransitioning occurs vary, as do definitions of the term and methodology for measuring the phenomenon. A 2018 review on the outcomes of gender transition found a large majority of data showing positive outcomes, a few reports of neutral outcomes or null results, and no studies which reported that gender transition causes overall harm.[5] Although some studies cite a range up to 8%, this combines 3% of survey respondents who had de-transitioned at the time of the survey, along with 5% who had temporarily done so in the past.[6][7] Different methodological limitations afflict studies reporting low and high incidence.[8][9]
Formal studies of detransition have been few in number,[10] politically controversial,[11] and inconsistent in the way they characterize the phenomenon.[12] Professional interest in the phenomenon has been met with contention, and some scholars have argued there is censorship around the topic.[13] Some ex-detransitioners regret detransitioning and choose to retransition later.[3] Some organizations with ties to conversion therapy have used detransition narratives to push transphobic rhetoric and legislation.[14]
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:3was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Former 'detransitioner' fights anti-transgender movement she once backed". ABC News.
- ^ MacKinnon, Kinnon Ross; Expósito-Campos, Pablo; Gould, W. Ariel (June 14, 2023). "Detransition needs further understanding, not controversy". BMJ. 381: e073584. doi:10.1136/bmj-2022-073584. ISSN 1756-1833. PMC 10265220. PMID 37315956.
- ^ "What does the scholarly research say about the effect of gender transition on transgender well-being? (online literature review)". Cornell University Public Policy Research Portal. 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ Hall, Mitchell & Sachdeva 2021, "Rates of detransitioning are unknown, with estimates ranging from less than 1% to 8%.".
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- ^ Gribble, Bewley & Dahlen 2023, p. 5.
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- "There is a paucity of literature." Danker et al. 2018
- "We urgently need systematic data on this point in order to inform best practice clinical care." Zucker 2019
- ^ "[R]esearch in this field is extremely controversial." Danker et al. 2018
- ^ Expósito-Campos, Pablo (January 10, 2021). "A Typology of Gender Detransition and Its Implications for Healthcare Providers". Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. 47 (3): 270–280. doi:10.1080/0092623X.2020.1869126. hdl:10810/51393. PMID 33427094. S2CID 231575978.
The absence of systematic research around detransition has given rise to inconsistencies in its conceptual use and application, adding to the unclarity and confusion.
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