Mother "repeatedly" told doctors daughter might have same bipolar disorder but was ignored in favor of drugs and surgery. Academic publisher called out for selective retraction.

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/125632

The suit points to research literature showing desistance from childhood gender confusion is the default, perhaps 80-90% on average. A 30-year Swedish study found “increased psychiatric morbidity, increased suicide-ality, and a 19-fold increased rate of completed suicide” for medicalized transitioners – and 40-fold higher for females – compared to the general population.