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## Medical Transition
Medical transition (including sex reassignment surgery) decreases dysphoria, suicide attempts, and improves depression and anxiety.
#### Medical transition (including sex reassignment surgery) decreases dysphoria, suicide attempts, and improves depression and anxiety.
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* **Unambiguously positive results** - results indicate puberty suppression, support of medical professionals & SRS have markedly **beneficial outcomes** to trans individuals’ mental health and productivity.
* These indicators were “similar to or better than same-age young adults from the general population”
* [The Endocrine Society 15](https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-03/tes-sdc030615.php)
* > A new study has confirmed that **transgender youth often have mental health problems** and that their depression and anxiety **improve greatly with recognition** **and treatment of gender dysphoria**
* *"A new study has confirmed that **transgender youth often have mental health problems** and that their depression and anxiety **improve greatly with recognition** **and treatment of gender dysphoria**"*
* [Nobili 18](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6223813/)
* Longitudinal meta-analysis which indicates **transgender people** have a **lower quality of life** than the general population.
* However, that quality of life **raises dramatically** with ‘**Gender Affirming Treatment**’, the nature of which is detailed extensively in-text.