WASHINGTON (TNND) — Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary for Health Brian Christine vowed that the Trump administration will make resources and care for detransitioners a top priority.
Christine spoke with Washington Examiner’s Gabrielle Etzel before the Detransitioner Awareness Day conference held in Washington D.C. on Wednesday.
“They need mental health support, they need emotional support, they need love, and they need to understand that this government, this administration, this secretary of HHS, and this assistant secretary for health stand with them to protect them and get them through these things,” Christine told the Washington Examiner.
There are roughly 1.3 million transgender-identified adults in the U.S. and 300,000 transgender youth between the ages of 13 to 17, according to a University of California, Los Angeles estimate.
Christine, who was a practicing urologist for 30 years prior to being a fixture in HHS, told the Washington Examiner that those who took puberty blockers or underwent invasive reconstructive surgery need to have support in place by both healthcare workers and policy makers.
Some studies show that both those who have transitioned and those who have detransitioned face more adverse health defects. Complications could include weakened bone and muscle density caused by the use of puberty blockers. And if they had surgeries like vaginoplasty or phalloplasty, they could face issues with urination and their reproductive system.
The White House called on the National Institutes of Health to begin funding projects to better study Detransitioners.
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The Detransitioner Awareness Day comes just weeks after a New York woman won a $2 million malpractice lawsuit against her plastic surgeon, who performed a double mastectomy on her.
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