Fertility Preservation Options for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals
Fertility-preservation counseling for TGD patients is a vital component of informed consent for some gender-affirming surgeries. A commonly cited barrier to the delivery of quality counseling and patient-centered care is a lack of clinician education. Patients who endorse receiving inadequate information on fertility preservation report higher rates of decisional regret and psychological distress. Our video provides a comprehensive overview of fertility-preservation options available for TGD patients.
Authors
- Felicia Balzano
- David Boedeker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9236-6873)
- Kiley Hunkler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6292-712X)
- Jacqueline Y. Kikuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2357-4675)
- Ean Saberski
Institutions
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Published
- 2025-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/aog.0000000000005873
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.40