Around 100 people annually begin gender transition process, according to health insurers

Roughly a hundred people a year begin the process of gender transition in the Czech Republic, according to data published by the Czech Association of Health Insurers. Most of the concerned individuals opt for hormonal therapy, with only about 3 percent choosing to undergo an operation.

Hormonal therapy costs insurers around CZK 3,500 and gender transition operations around CZK 100,000. In total, annual costs for gender transitions reach roughly CZK 10 million a year,  Ludmila Plšková from the Association of Health Insurers told Czech Radio.