November 13, 2026 4:14 pm

Washington Post Touts Flawed Study Claiming Most Trans-Identifying Minors Have No Regrets After Hormone Therapy

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The Washington Post headquarters in Washington, D.C., January 31, 2026 (left), and demonstrators rallying in support of transgender youth outside Seattle Children’s Hospital in Seattle, Wash., February 8, 2025.

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published a report on Friday that, at first glance, seems like a compelling defense of the use of with gender dysphoria.

Key Takeaways

A 42.6 percent nonresponse rate raises questions about sweeping claims of minimal regret after adolescent hormone treatment.
The article confuses average follow-up time with minimum follow-up time, overstating what researchers established about long-term outcomes.
Minors’ reports of inadequate preparation underscore the stakes of informed consent and rigorous scrutiny of treatment guidelines.

published a report on Friday that, at first glance, seems like a compelling defense of the use of with gender dysphoria.

But while the headline claims “Most transgender people have no regrets years after hormone therapy, study says,” the report oversells the results of the study and misses several glaring gaps in the research.