Newly unearthed documents and investigative reports reveal how medical professionals approve sex reassignment surgery for patients, even those who are not gender dysphoric.
Telemedicine services for transgender people, such as Folx Health and Plume Clinic, often diagnose gender dysphoric patients, even if they don’t necessarily meet the criteria. report By Matt Walsh of the Daily Wire. For example, at Folx Health, explain Some patients may not fit the diagnosis of gender dysphoria, but they “need a code so insurance companies can pay for the surgery,” he said.
“It is entirely possible that the information in the letter is not unique to you,” the website states. “For example, a diagnosis of gender dysphoria may be used, but it’s not actually gender dysphoria, even if you want top surgery.” (Related: How influencers are luring kids into transgender lifestyles and teaching them to lie to their doctors)
Volks Confirmed by Daily Wire A diagnosis of gender dysphoria is a requirement for insurance companies to pay for gender reassignment surgery, even if it “does not apply” to some people who identify as transgender, they said.
Walsh producer Greg Lee, formerly the editor of the Daily Caller and head writer on “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” went undercover as a transgender-identifying patient and contacted Plume Health. bottom. tell the online clinic Although he identified himself as a girl since childhood, he had never experienced gender dysphoria for more than half a year at a time. DSM-5 Specifies that the criteria are met For gender dysphoria, the patient must have experienced “sex and birth sex for a period of at least 6 months.”
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— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) June 7, 2023
In a video interview with Plume, Greg told a nurse his father had been prescribing hormones for years, and the nurse described the arrangement as “perfect.”
Nonetheless, after a 22-minute telemedicine appointment, Greg was sent a recommendation for an orchiectomy, or removal of the testicles, which it said would “help alleviate gender dysphoria.” (Related: The whole transgender epidemic is back in one group, and they’re tackling it hard)
The letter cites the recommendations of the World Association of Transgender Health Professionals (WPATH), a medical organization whose guidelines are considered standard care for transgender health. WPATH recommends orchidectomy for individuals with a gender identity of “eunuch,” and recently removed all age restrictions from its guidelines on gender reassignment.
The Daily Caller News Foundation reported on the Plume Clinic in November 2022, revealing that for as little as $99, patients can make a virtual appointment and receive a referral to help cover heterosexual surgery. Plume doctors can also diagnose patients with gender dysphoria without the patient first meeting with a mental health professional.
Erica Anderson, former president of the American Society of Transgender Health Professionals (USPATH), said: I have written In 2021, the Gender Clinic said it often received letters from therapists that contained nothing more than “a sentence stating that a young person has been identified as transgender, feels uncomfortable, and wants to be given hormones.”Anderson has since left USPATH express an objection How organizations recommend treatment for young people who identify as transgender.
That’s what USPATH’s first transgender president and psychologist at America’s first Pediatric Gender Clinic sounded the alarm at WaPo in late 2021. https://t.co/6Lbw88l61W https://t.co/CAByeqcc5g pic.twitter.com/Bec8zVzn4p
— Wesley Yang (@wesyang) June 7, 2023
Another video included in Walsh’s report shows a licensed clinical social worker named Ari Groner. saying She writes any letter to her patients so that they can get the surgery they want with insurance.
“It is often asked by surgeons and doctors, but really it is for insurance companies and that is the real purpose of the letter. I think it is very important to keep that in mind. “Here’s what patients need,” said Groner, adding: Diagnosis of gender dysphoria is “to ensure that clients receive the treatment they need”.
