Gender Affirming Surgeries Nearly Tripled in the U.S. From 2016 to 2019
Gender-affirming surgery (GAS) in the U.S. nearly tripled from 2016 to 2019, a longitudinal study found. The number of gender-affirming procedures rose from 4,552 in 2016 to 13,011 in 2019, reported Jason Wright, MD, of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. It dropped slightly to 12,818 procedures in 2020, likely […]