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Preservation of Fertility Potential for Gender and Sex Diverse Individuals

Author(s) -

Emilie K. Johnson,

Courtney Finlayson

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

transgender health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.242

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 2688-4887

pISSN - 2380-193X

DOI - 10.1089/trgh.2015.0010

Subject(s) - fertility , fertility preservation , transgender , disorders of sex development , male fertility , psychology , demography , biology , population , sociology , psychoanalysis , anatomy

Gender and sex diverse individuals-transgender individuals and those with disorders of sex development (DSD)-both face medical treatments that may impair biological fertility potential. Young DSD patients also often have abnormal gonadal development. Fertility preservation for these populations has historically been poorly understood and rarely addressed. Future fertility should be discussed with gender and sex diverse individuals, particularly given recent advances in fertility preservation technologies and evolving views of fertility potential. Key ethical issues include parental proxy decision-making and uncertainty regarding prepubertal fertility preservation technologies. Many opportunities exist for advancing fertility-related care and research for transgender and DSD patients.

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