Others have studied the increase in gender identify clinics across the U.S. since 2007. There are many reasons this goes on; the aspect I was trying to show here is the business aspect--it is big money. If you put someone on hormones for the rest of their life, you have several thousands of dollars coming in every month for years on just one person. Add in the potential surgeries, body services, cosmetics, counseling, etc.

…. became the model for 70 comparable clinics currently operating throughout North America, including three who became partners in a 4-site $6 million NIH collaborative longitudinal outcome study.