Detransition is the name used for the process of rejecting a transgender identity after that identity has been medicalised.
While detransition is commonly associated with transition regret, the two are separate. A person who regrets their medical transition might not detransition, for example if the changes are so irreversible that they will never ‘pass’ as their sex. Detransition does make sense for the vast majority of those with a medicalised transgender identity because living the truth is easier than living a lie and because any further medicalisation necessary will be aligned with their body’s needs (rather than opposed to them). Furthermore, this effect of minimising medical harm is greater the sooner it can be achieved. This is why detransition should be encouraged for most people with a medicalised transgender identity.
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Cohn, J. The Detransition Rate Is Unknown. Arch Sex Behav (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02623-5