Hundreds of trans hospital patients with conditions only suffered by MEN admitted as women
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Hundreds of transgender hospital patients were recorded as female in NHS records despite having medical conditions that only affect biological males, new analysis has revealed.
Data from hospitals in England and Wales suggests that 482 patients were logged as women despite being admitted with prostate, testicle or penis-related conditions in the year to March.
The figures emerged from analysis of hospital admissions data, highlighting cases where patients with male-specific medical issues were documented under female gender markers, The Sun reports.
The largest group among these cases involved 263 patients who were admitted with prostate hyperplasia, a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland that cannot occur in biological women.
Hundreds of transgender hospital patients were recorded as female in NHS records despite having medical conditions that only affect biological males, new analysis has revealed (stock image)
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A further 85 patients were recorded as female despite being treated for prostate cancer.
The data also revealed 48 cases involving "disorders of male genitals" where patients were logged as women in hospital records.
Current NHS rules permit transgender patients to have their gender changed on databases while maintaining separate patient records.
"There's pressure on staff not to offend patients," one GP told The Sun.
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The same GP added: "But the fact they are recorded as women in the statistics is ridiculous."
The recording of gender identity in hospital statistics has raised questions about medical record-keeping practices within the NHS system.
Conservative MP Sir John Hayes responded to the findings, stating: "You cannot change biology."
Data from hospitals in England and Wales suggests that 482 patients were logged as women despite being admitted with prostate, testicle or penis-related conditions in the year to March
Getty"It is an immutable fact that these conditions only appear in biological men," he added.
Hayes further criticised the health service's approach, saying: "The fact the NHS is pandering to this is nonsense."
In response to the findings, an NHS spokesperson said: "These statistics report the gender registered by patients and therefore include trans women, with further patient details included in their health records."
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