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“I suspect the numbers are actually much larger than this,” Richards added. “We just can’t track it all.”

Researchers estimate that about 3,678 Americans between 12 and 18 received transgender surgeries from 2016 through 2020.

Top surgery is more common than genital surgery, the study notes.

The number of procedures rose to roughly 13,000 in 2019 from about 4,550 in 2016 as access broadened, researchers estimated.

The number of patients opting for top and bottom surgeries has surged, a new study reports.

Patients getting gender-affirming operations nearly tripled in recent years. States are limiting these surgeries for minors, though few have them.

Patients getting gender-affirming operations nearly tripled in recent years. States are limiting these surgeries for minors, though few have them.

But whether containment bags really work remains open to question, authors say

Containment bags are thought to limit the dissemination of potentially pathologic tissue, including unsuspected cancerous cells.

"...this trial could provide a novel insight into digital educational methods for promoting disease prevention through vaccination to the general public." Providing adequate information to parents who have children eligible for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is considered to be essential to overcoming vaccine hesitancy in Japan, where proac