Fertility preservation and realignment in transgender women

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Medical care for transgender people is multi-faceted and attention to individual reproductive aspirations and planning are an essential, yet often overlooked aspect of care. Given the impact of hormonal therapy and other gender affirmation procedures on reproductive function, extensive counselling and consideration of fertility preservation is recommended prior to their commencement. This review article explores the reproductive aspirations of transgender women and considers the current disparity between stated desires regarding utilisation of fertility preservation services. Current fertility preservation options and prospective treatments currently showing promise in the research arena are explored.

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Authors/Creators:	Bayar, E. Williams, N.J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8400-6279 Alghrani, A. Murugesu, S. Saso, S. Bracewell-Milnes, T. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9827-4816 Thum, M.-Y. Nicopoullos, J. Sangster, P. Yasmin, E. Smith, J.R. Wilkinson, S. Pacey, A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4387-8871 Jones, B.P. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0391-0443
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© 2023 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.
Keywords:	Fertility preservation; gender affirmation surgery; gender dysphoria; infertility; transgender
Dates:	Accepted: 1 September 2023 Published (online): 17 February 2023
Institution:	The University of Sheffield
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > The Medical School (Sheffield) > Division of Genomic Medicine (Sheffield) > Department of Oncology and Metabolism (Sheffield)
Depositing User:	Symplectic Sheffield
Date Deposited:	09 Jun 2023 07:56
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2023 08:49
Status:	Published online
Publisher:	Informa UK Limited
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2022.2163195
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