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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. 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> | '''Fertility preservation''', in the context of the trans and nonbinary community, means any steps taken by individuals to medically [[transition]] but also 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 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" /> | ||