Table 3. Categorizing the etiology of regret. Regret is a general term that describes an emotional state wherein a previous decision now feels incorrect.

Regret type	Definition	Potential etiology	Percent citing this in request for reversal
True gender-related regret	Involves a person having undergone a transition in gender whether by social, medical, or surgical means, indicating a formal change in gender identity, who then desires to return to their assigned sex at birth or a different gender identity	Misdiagnosis, insufficient exploration of gender identity, barriers to access for non-binary transition	42%
Social regret	Refers to one’s desire to return to their sex assigned at birth so as to ease the repercussions of transitioning on their societal life	Feeling unsafe in public, loss of partnership, religious conflict, inability to partake in one’s community, encountering professional barriers	37%
Medical regret	Includes regret originating from a direct outcome of a surgery or an irreversible consequence thereof	Medical complications, dissatisfaction with functional outcome, pre-operative decision making (e.g., inadequate/incomplete counseling, change in life goals)	8%