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- Here’s the Real Number of Children Receiving Gender-Affirming Medical . . .
Only about 0 34 children in the database had a diagnosis related to gender dysphoria That’s far fewer than the 3 3 percent of high schoolers who self-identified as transgender in a 2023 CDC
- Number of transgender children seeking treatment surges in U. S.
In 2021, about 42,000 children and teens across the United States received a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, nearly triple the number in 2017, according to data Komodo compiled for Reuters
- Few transgender minors receive gender-affirming care medicines . . . - NPR
In other words, the study found that less than 0 1% of teenagers with private insurance in the U S are transgender and receive gender-related medicines A recent mental health survey from the
- Gender Dysphoria Statistics in the United States
In 2021, approximately 42,000 children and adolescents in the U S (aged 6 to 17) were diagnosed with gender dysphoria, marking a nearly threefold increase from 2017 Between 2017 and 2021, a total of over 121,000 American children between the ages of 6 and 17 were diagnosed with gender dysphoria
- Beyond Case Reports: The Data-Driven Truth About Gender-Affirming Care . . .
While only about 1 6% of Americans identify as transgender or nonbinary, the number of minors pursuing gender-affirming medical care is even smaller
- Estimating Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth Populations in Health . . .
To identify and examine demographic variation in estimates of gender-diverse youth (GDY) populations from the PEDSnet learning health system network and the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
- Komodo Findings Point To Rising Healthcare Needs for Transgender Youth
For this analysis, Komodo evaluated the rate of diagnosis over a five-year period, from 2017–2021, and found that at least 121,882 children had received a diagnosis within that period of time This analysis informed Reuters’ reporting on emerging healthcare needs among transgender youth
- Epidemiology of gender dysphoria and transgender identity
Recent studies suggest that the prevalence of a self-reported transgender identity in children, adolescents and adults ranges from 0 5 to 1 3%, markedly higher than prevalence rates based on clinic-referred samples of adults
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