What Studies Say About Transgender, Gender Dysphoria, and Gender Affirming Care

Dylan Mulvaney vs. Ben Shapiro : What does medical science say about transgender / gender affirming care? America’s Holistic Plastic Surgeon Dr. Anthony Youn dives deep into the studies, claims, and expert professional recommendations from an open minded point of view. Shop our sponsor YOUN Beauty at: We offer a full skin care line based on natural and organic ingredients to help your skin look its best and fight aging - and it’s always cruelty-free! Sign up for my e-newsletters to get my e-book “10 Things Every Plastic Surgery Patient Must Know“ for FREE! Journalist, Producer or Media Representative? Email us at dryoun(@) or call (248) 273-7700. **Please no patient inquiries. Patient inquiries to dryoun(@) will not be responded to. ** Use the “Contact Us“ form on my website at for patient questions and inquiries. Send me stuff! Please send promotional items, etc to: Anthony Youn, MD Youn Plastic Surgery, PLLC 755 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 1200 Troy, MI. 48084 Learn more about the look you want to achieve through plastic surgery and cosmetic treatments: Subscribe to this channel: INSTAGRAM: TikTok: @doctoryoun FACEBOOK: TWITTER: References: Herman JL, Flores AR, Brown TNT, Wilson BDM, Conron KJ. Age of Individuals Who Identify as Transgender in the United States. Los Angeles, CA: The Williams Institute ; 2017 Google Scholar Olson J, Schrager SM, Belzer M, Simons LK, Clark LF. Baseline Physiologic and Psychosocial Characteristics of Transgender Youth Seeking Care for Gender Dysphoria. J Adolesc Health. 2015 Oct;57(4):374-80. doi: Epub 2015 Jul 21. PMID: 26208863; PMCID: PMC5033041 Almeida J, Johnson RM, Corliss HL, Molnar BE, Azrael D. Emotional distress among LGBT youth: the influence of perceived discrimination based on sexual orientation. J Youth Adolesc. 2009 Aug;38(7):1001-14. doi: Epub 2009 Feb 24. PMID: 19636742; PMCID: PMC3707280. Edwards-Leeper L, Spack NP. Psychological evaluation and medical treatment of transgender youth in an interdisciplinary “Gender Management Service“ (GeMS) in a major pediatric center. J Homosex. 2012;59(3):321-36. doi: PMID: 22455323. Hidalgo MA, Ehrensaft D, Tishelman AC, et al. The gender affirmative model: what we know and what we aim to learn. Hum Dev. 2013;56(5):285–290 Olson KR, Key AC, Eaton NR. Gender cognition in transgender children. Psychol Sci. 2015 Apr;26(4):467-74. doi: Epub 2015 Mar 5. PMID: 25749700. Mansfield MJ, Beardsworth DE, Loughlin JS, Crawford JD, Bode HH, Rivier J, Vale W, Kushner DC, Crigler JF Jr, Crowley WF Jr. Long-term treatment of central precocious puberty with a long-acting analogue of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone. Effects on somatic growth and skeletal maturation. N Engl J Med. 1983 Nov 24;309(21):1286-90. doi: PMID: 6415479. Olson J, Garofalo R. The peripubertal gender-dysphoric child: puberty suppression and treatment paradigms. Pediatr Ann. 2014 Jun;43(6):e132-7. doi: PMID: 24972421. Bustos VP, Bustos SS, Mascaro A, Del Corral G, Forte AJ, Ciudad P, Kim EA, Langstein HN, Manrique OJ. Regret after Gender-affirmation Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prevalence. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021 Mar 19;9(3):e3477. doi: Erratum in: Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2022 Apr 28;10(4):e4340. PMID: 33968550; PMCID: PMC8099405.