International media - Cost of hormones and surgery

Sex Reassignment Surgery Market valued at USD 316 million in 2019 and is forecast to grow with a CAGR of over 25.1% during the projection timeframe. Increase in research as well as public awareness related to the gender reassignment surgery will enhance the market demand.

Health insurer Aetna Inc has been sued for allegedly discriminating against beneficiaries that are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other gender identity iterations (LGBT+) by requiring them to pay more out of pocket for fertility treatments.

by Mr Menno image by Stella Perrett The medical industrial complex (MIC) is currently capitalising on a growing niche within the ‘gender identity’ market: detransitioners. Detransitioners are people who’ve had their sexed bodies medically and surgically altered to fit their mental image of themselve…