There are many reasons why individuals detransition. Some research indiciates there are two driving forces that are behind why people detransition.

     Some individuals feel regret once they begin their journey but others may be years into their journey when they realize they transitioned for the wrong reasons. Trans individuals have reported having to stop for a number of reasons and not all are because of regret. Some individuals reported they detransitioned because of health issues, or had to stop hormone replacement therapy because of a medical condition. Others did not feel that they were accepted or they lived in areas where it was not safe.

      Some individuals  completely reverse their journey because having the health issues didn’t get them to be able to be seen and recognized as male or female and may have led to harassment, not being accepted by their community or family, unable to garner employment or housing or feel safe in general.

     Patients were also left abandoned by surgeons who were not as skilled performing genital affirming surgery and were in need of revisions that either their insurance company did not approve or they did not have the financial means to opt for surgical revisions or repairs. While there are a number of highly skilled surgeons specializing in gender affirming surgery [GAS] in general, it is not an industry that is regulated. GAS is something that needs to be reserved for a young adult or older as it comes with risk and complications just as any surgery does.