This May, researchers out of Michigan released a study analyzing nearly 2,000 transgender pregnancies, comparing them to cisgender pregnancies to identify differences between the two groups!

TL;DR: The transgender patients studied were more likely to have chronic conditions and had lower rates of births by cesarean than their cisgender counterparts. No differences were found in rates of preterm delivery or severe parental morbidity.

A study released earlier this year documented nine transgender women in the Netherlands and Australia as they paused hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in order to create mature sperm. By 17 weeks, or nearly four months, all individuals were able to produce spermatozoa (mature sperm cells). And three of the four trans women who stopped HRT to conceive at home with a partner were able to do so.

As a certified trans fertility nerd™, I have all kinds of Google news alerts set for trans fertility topics. This means I receive a near-constant stream of notifications telling me about new studies, articles, and papers being published on the subject. I’m a non-academic, so I’ve had to learn the hard way that not all research is created equal. How can you make sense of the many pieces of information created right now? Here’s a quick guide to help!

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A new case study looks at a transgender man who took testosterone and continued bodyfeeding his toddler.

A new case study describes the exact regimen used by a transgender mom and her medical team.

Public support of transgender parents is increasing, according to a 2016 study.

Roughly 12% of transgender men have terminated a pregnancy, which is just under the national average. Trans people may choose abortion for many different reasons, and have many options available as they make their decision. Read more about what resources are available for transgender people considering abortion.

Although many options are available, the majority of trans youth do not end up preserving their fertility. We simply don’t know enough yet about whether these youth will have regrets about their decision, but the authors of this 2017 study draw parallels to the millions of adults who experience infertility and identify that struggles with fertility cause multiple negative psychosocial impacts.

Countering many myths about egg health and testosterone, this 2019 Boston IVF study found that egg quality and quantity (in addition to other variables around pregnancy and egg harvesting) were the same between transgender men and cisgender women.

When it comes to fertility and transgender women, there are often more questions than answers. But thanks to a 2019 study, we now know the answer to a question we hadn’t thought to ask:

Before taking hormones, do transgender women have the same fertility options as cisgender men?

In short, the answer is either maybe or no.