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Research Looks at Public Opinion on Transgender Parents
Public support of transgender parents is increasing, according to a 2016 study.
Transgender Youth & Fertility: How and Why We Should Plan for the Future
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.
Trans Fertility: How Does Testosterone Affect Egg Health?
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.