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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2019

6. DSD and Gender Dysphoria

(New) Hope for Fertility Preservation in Transgender

ey0016.6-15 | (New) Hope for Fertility Preservation in Transgender | ESPEYB16

6.15. Fertility preservation for a transgender teenager

L Nahata , LT Campo-Engelstein , A Tishelman , GP Quinn , JD Lantos

Pediatrics. 2018 Sep;142(3). pii: e20173142.doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-3142. PMID:30072573While awaiting a breakthrough in research on in vitro maturation of immature gametes, the best option for transgender youth to secure fertility is to cryopreserve mature sperm, oocytes or gonadal tissue. This often requires postponement or arrest of transitional hormone medi...