There is a growing group of individuals whom the healthcare community has largely overlooked—those who have undergone gender transition and later realized it did not resolve their underlying struggles. These individuals now seek to detransition and return to living in alignment with their natal sex.

Currently, the dominant understanding in much of the healthcare community is that gender identity is fluid and based on how an individual feels at a given moment. However, this affirmation-based model tends to work only in one direction—toward transition. When someone expresses a desire to detransition, they are often told that returning to their natal sex is not possible or they are simply confused. As a result, several detransitioners find it exceedingly difficult to access appropriate medical care.

Clinics willing to support gender transition often do not offer, or even refuse, assistance to those seeking to reverse the process. Many detransitioners feel they were subject to experimental treatment without full understanding or informed consent, leading to deep skepticism and distrust of the healthcare system.

This problem is compounded by the lack of established clinical protocols for detransitioning. The absence of double-blind, placebo-controlled studies on gender transition care makes it even more difficult to develop evidence-based approaches to support those who wish to reverse course. This gap was highlighted in the recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report on transgender care.

At Resilience Health Network, the organization I am honored to work with, we are developing medical protocols to support these patients with evidence-informed, compassionate care. Our goal is to guide healthcare professionals who want to help this often forgotten and underserved group. These individuals are navigating a complex medical landscape with little support. They need physical healing as well as psychosocial and spiritual care.

As members of CMDA, we are uniquely positioned to meet this need. Several of these patients have endured significant trauma—often unrelated to gender—and are in desperate need of authentic compassion and hope. We can be the hands and feet of Christ to them, offering healing and truth grounded in love.

If you are a medical or mental health professional and feel called to serve in this critical area, I encourage you to contact CMDA Advocacy and offer your support. These individuals are not political statements—they are people in need of real care. Let us rise to meet that need with clinical excellence and Christ-like compassion.