Use of Fertility Preservation Among a Cohort of Transgirls in the Netherlands

Systematic review of fertility preservation options in transgender patients: a guide for plastic surgeons

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A qualitative study examining transgender people’s attitudes towards having biological children and pursuing fertility treatments in Greece

“…Riggs and Bartholomaeus (2018) argued that FP should be made available to all transgender people before they undergo gender transition treatment that could negatively affect their future fertility, although not all transgender persons would be willing to undertake FP [17]. Nevertheless, this topic seems to be complex [54,55,64,65] 10 .…”

“…Notwithstanding, Alghrani (2018) argued that procreative liberty does extend to a right to gestate [59]. 10 A U.S. study found that only two of 72 transgender young people receiving fertility counseling prior to endocrine transition attempted FP [55], while a recent study with a Dutch cohort of trans girls found a much greater percentage attempting FP [64]. Persky et al (2020) found that the majority of transgender youth were not willing to delay their hormonal transition for FP, as they 'did not find having biological offspring important' [65].…”

A Qualitative Study Examining Transgender People’s Attitudes Toward The Desire to Have Biological Children and Pursue Fertility Treatments in Greece

“…Nevertheless, this topic seems to be much more complex. A U.S. study found that only two out of 72 transgender young people receiving fertility counseling prior to endocrine transition attempted fertility preservation [34], while a recent study with a Dutch cohort of transgirls found a much greater percentage attempting fertility preservation [35]. Persky et al (2020) found that the majority of transgender youth were not willing to delay their hormonal transition for fertility preservation as they 'did not nd having biological offspring important' [36].…”