Pregnancy Outcomes After Fertility Preservation in Transgender Men

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

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cryopreservation
  • Female
  • Fertility Preservation*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Oocyte Retrieval
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Sex Reassignment Procedures / methods*
  • Transgender Persons*
  • Young Adult