A woman who lived as a man for six years said she wished doctors had been more honest with her about what transitioning would do to her life and emotional health.

“I wish that the doctors would have explained the in-depth parts of surgeries , that I would grieve unwanted body parts, that I would be emotional about it,” Kyla Gillespie told Fox News Digital in an interview.

Gillespie’s struggle with gender dysphoria began in early childhood.

“I was born a biological female, I grew up in an athletic house, I was raised in a Christian home,” Gillespie said.

“And at a very young age, about five or six, playing hockey, realized that I actually wasn’t one of the boys. I was a girl and have very few recollections of that moment, but I just realized I was different than most little girls.

“And from there, growing up in the Christian home, I went to youth group and I started to realize that my friends were attracted to the opposite sex, but this, unfortunately, just wasn’t the case for me.…