Proceedings of the Working Group Session on Fertility Preservation for Individuals with Gender and Sex Diversity

Courtney Finlayson*, Emilie K. Johnson, DIane Chen, Elizabeth Dabrowski, Yasmin C Gosiengfiao, Lisa Campo-Engelstein, Ilina Rosoklija, Jill Jacobson, Margarett Shnorhavorian, Mary Ellen Pavone, Molly B. Moravek, Herbert J. Bonifacio, Lisa Simons, Janella Hudson, Patricia Y. Fechner, Veronica Gomez-Lobo, Rachel Bulbul Kadakia, Angela Shurba, Erin Rowell, Teresa K. Woodruff

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Children and adolescents with gender and sex diversity include (1) gender-nonconforming and transgender individuals for whom gender identity or expression are incongruent with birth-assigned sex (heretofore, transgender) and (2) individuals who have differences in sex development (DSD). Although these are largely disparate groups, there is overlap in the medical expertise necessary to care for individuals with both gender and sex diversity. In addition, both groups face potential infertility or sterility as a result of desired medical and surgical therapies. The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (Lurie Children's) gender and sex development program (GSDP) provides specialized multidisciplinary care for both transgender and DSD patients. In response to patient concerns that recommended medical treatments have the potential to affect fertility, the Lurie Children's GSDP team partnered with experts from the Oncofertility Consortium at Northwestern University to expand fertility preservation options to gender and sex diverse youth. This article summarizes the results of a meeting of experts across this field at the annual Oncofertility Consortium conference with thoughts on next steps toward a unified protocol for this patient group.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)99-107
Number of pages9
JournalTransgender Health
Volume1
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2016

Keywords

  • disorders of sex development
  • fertility
  • gender dysphoria
  • intersex
  • transgender

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Gender Studies

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