Category Archives: Fertility and reproduction

Update on ovarian stimulation after testosterone use: Successful fertility preservation with less than a month’s interruption of HRT

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Zinnia Jones

Contrary to widespread misconceptions, medical transitioning does not necessarily produce sterility in trans people. Provided that a trans person hasn’t undergone gender-affirming surgeries that involve the removal of the ovaries or testes, even the use of cross-sex hormone therapy that … Continue reading →

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New study on fertility treatment for trans men: Prior testosterone use does not affect ovarian stimulation outcomes

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Zinnia Jones

Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice. There’s an abundance of misinformation among the public regarding cross-sex hormone therapy’s effects on fertility: many people seem to believe that taking HRT, even if later discontinued, … Continue reading →

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Unsolved mystery: Trans women have significantly lower semen quality than cis men – before starting HRT

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Zinnia Jones

Sperm banking is the recommended method of fertility preservation for trans women prior to medical transition (Coleman et al., 2012), as cross-sex hormone therapy can impair fertility, and gonadectomy (removal of the testes during vaginoplasty or orchiectomy) results in permanent … Continue reading →

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