TRANS FERTILITY: Is Fertility Inclusive?
Fertility doctor Natalie Crawford, MD talks about fertility care for transgender persons. Is fertility inclusive?
Reviewing: What is the difference in sex and gender?
What is trans? What does it mean to be trans?
How do you transition?
Does transitioning impact your fertility?
Do fertility doctors take care of trans persons?
Can you freeze your eggs on testosterone treatment?
Can you freeze your sperm on estrogen?
What needs to be considered before transitioning: fertility preservation.
Discussed in this video: Access to fertility services by transgender and nonbinary persons: an Ethics Committee opinion access_to_care_for_transgender_persons.pdf
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