Low Fertility Preservation Utilization Among Transgender Youth

• Published in: Journal of adolescent health Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 40 - 44
• Main Authors: Nahata, Leena, Tishelman, Amy C., Caltabellotta, Nicole M., Quinn, Gwendolyn P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2017; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Adoption; Computerized medical records; Counseling; Decision making; Electronic Health Records; Female; Fertility; Fertility - drug effects; Fertility preservation; Fertility Preservation - utilization; Gender dysphoria; Gender Dysphoria - drug therapy; Gonadal Steroid Hormones - adverse effects; Gonadal Steroid Hormones - therapeutic use; Hormone replacement therapy; Hormones; Humans; Infertility; LGBTQ; Male; Medical conditions; Medical records; Mental depression; Parenthood; Parents & parenting; Pediatrics; Preservation; Psychiatric-mental health nursing; Psychological distress; Psychosocial factors; Puberty; Reproductive health; Retrospective Studies; Review boards; Sex hormones; Transgender Persons; Treatment Refusal; Utilization rates; Youth; Utilization rates; Fertility preservation; Parenthood; LGBTQ; Fertility; Infertility; Transgender; Youth; Adolescents; Adoption

Research demonstrates a negative psychosocial impact of infertility among otherwise healthy adults, and distress among adolescents facing the prospect of future infertility due to various medical conditions and treatments that impair reproductive health. Guidelines state that providers should counse...