Insufficient fertility counseling and decisional regret: a call to raise our standards for fertility preservation counseling prior to gender-affirming care

With increasing insurance coverage, societal visibility, and acceptance of gender-affirming treatments, more transgender and non-binary (TGNB) individuals are seeking care. As population surveys show rising numbers of high school age individuals identifying as TGNB, more people will be receiving gender-affirming care before considering or completing family building. Health care providers, including fertility specialists, need to be able to counsel these patients accurately and sensitively about the possible reproductive consequences and the available options for fertility preservation.
Source: Fertility and Sterility - Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Tags: Reflections Source Type: research