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Case Reports
. 2017 Jun;129(6):1031-1034.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002036.

Pregnancy Outcomes After Fertility Preservation in Transgender Men

Susan Maxwell  1 , Nicole Noyes, David Keefe, Alan S Berkeley, Kara N Goldman
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Pregnancy Outcomes After Fertility Preservation in Transgender Men

Susan Maxwell et al. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Jun.

Abstract

Background: Transgender individuals, individuals whose gender identity does not align with their sex assigned at birth, undergoing gender-affirming hormonal or surgical therapies may experience loss of fertility. Assisted reproductive technologies have expanded family-building options for transgender men who were assigned female at birth.

Cases: Three transgender men underwent oocyte cryopreservation before gender-affirming hormonal therapy. One patient underwent fertility preservation as an adolescent. Two adult patients had children using their cryopreserved oocytes, with the pregnancies carried by their sexually intimate partners.

Conclusion: Transgender men with cryopreserved gametes can build families in a way that affirms their gender identity. Obstetrician-gynecologists should be familiar with the fertility needs of transgender patients so appropriate discussions and referrals can be made.

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