Google Trends Data for GAS
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oogle Trends (GT) serves as a resource for tracking changes in search interest over time by employing a measure known as Relative Search Volume (RSV). RSV indicates the popularity of a search term in all Google searches within a specified region or time frame. The data is standardised according to region and time, then scaled from 0 to 100, with 100 representing peak interest for that term. Users may tailor the analysis by search term, location, period, category, and search type. The results are anonymous and open-source, enabling objective comparisons of public interest across different times and locations
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The most relevant terms for gender-affirming surgery were identified based on the literature review and the use of related search options in Google Trends. RSV values for the search terms "bottom surgery, female to male bottom surgery, male to female bottom surgery, female to male, male to female, female to male surgery, male to female surgery, female transgender surgery, male transgender surgery, gender reassignment surgery, gender reassignment surgery male to female, gender reassignment surgery female to male, reassignment surgery, sex reassignment surgery, top surgery, transgender surgery" were collected globally from January 2004 to May 2025