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'''Fertility preservation''', in the context of the trans and nonbinary community, means any steps taken by individuals to retain the option of having [[children]] who are biologically related to them. Some types of [[hormone therapy]] or [[surgery]] will reduce or eliminate fertility either reversibly or irreversibly. Physicians often do not inform their patients about this, especially younger patients.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Preserving the Possibility of a Future Biological Family: State-Mandated Insurance Coverage of Fertility Preservation for Youth Patients When Primary Treatment Causes Sterility|last=Smith |first=Allison|year=2019|journal=Dukeminier Awards: Best Sexual Orientation Law Review Articles| volume=18|issue=1|pages=267-294}}</ref><ref name="Rafferty2019">{{cite journal|last1=Rafferty|first1=Jason|title=Fertility Preservation Outcomes and Considerations in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth|journal=Pediatrics|volume=144|issue=3|year=2019|pages=e20192000|issn=0031-4005|doi=10.1542/peds.2019-2000|url=https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/144/3/e20192000}}</ref> | '''Fertility preservation''', in the context of the trans and nonbinary community, means any steps taken by individuals to retain the option of having [[children]] who are biologically related to them. Some types of [[hormone therapy]] or [[surgery]] will reduce or eliminate fertility either reversibly or irreversibly. Physicians often do not inform their patients about this, especially younger patients, although discussing it is recommended to be always done.<ref name="Smith2019">{{cite journal|title=Preserving the Possibility of a Future Biological Family: State-Mandated Insurance Coverage of Fertility Preservation for Youth Patients When Primary Treatment Causes Sterility|last=Smith |first=Allison|year=2019|journal=Dukeminier Awards: Best Sexual Orientation Law Review Articles| volume=18|issue=1|pages=267-294}}</ref><ref name="Rafferty2019">{{cite journal|last1=Rafferty|first1=Jason|title=Fertility Preservation Outcomes and Considerations in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth|journal=Pediatrics|volume=144|issue=3|year=2019|pages=e20192000|issn=0031-4005|doi=10.1542/peds.2019-2000|url=https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/144/3/e20192000}}</ref> | ||
Some countries and states require transgender people to be sterilized (have their ovaries or testicles removed) in order to be [[Recognition|legally recognised]] as their self-identified gender. | Some countries and states require transgender people to be sterilized (have their ovaries or testicles removed) in order to be [[Recognition|legally recognised]] as their self-identified gender. | ||
Individuals who take [[puberty blockers]] and then seamlessly move to taking adult [[hormone therapy]] may not have their bodies develop sufficient "reproductive material", leaving them permanently infertile.<ref name="Smith2019" /> | |||
==Fertility preservation for people who were [[assigned female at birth]]== | ==Fertility preservation for people who were [[assigned female at birth]]== | ||