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Chapter 26 - Fertility Maintenance for Trans Women

from Section E - Fertility and Reproduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2022

By
Florian Schneider  and
Nina Neuhaus
Edited by
Mick van Trotsenburg ,
Rixt A. C. Luikenaar  and
Maria Cristina Meriggiola
Mick van Trotsenburg
Affiliation:
Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversität, Wien
Rixt A. C. Luikenaar
Affiliation:
Rebirth Health Center, Utah
Maria Cristina Meriggiola
Affiliation:
Università di Bologna
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Summary

This chapter reviews fertility preservation options and procedures for trans female persons, since gender-affirming hormone therapy has a clear negative impact on steroidogenesis and spermatogenesis. Established urological procedures for fertility preservation can be applied early during the transition process to retrieve and cryopreserve sperm. Experimental strategies may be applicable at later stages.

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Context, Principles and Practice of TransGynecology
Managing Transgender Patients in ObGyn Practice
 , pp. 194 - 200
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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