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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, 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" | '''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. There is often an assumption that all trans people are unable to have or do not want to have biological children, but this is untrue.<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 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" /> | |||
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. | ||
In some cases, 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]]== | ||