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. 2021 Oct 1;34(10):51-53.
doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000750996.25261.ce.

Fecundity in transgender men

Elizabeth A J Salzer  1
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Fecundity in transgender men

Elizabeth A J Salzer. JAAPA. .

Abstract

Premenopausal transgender men who retain internal female reproductive organs, who use exogenous testosterone, and who are sexually active with cisgender men are often capable of conception. This article discusses the potential for fecundity in transgender men, as well as appropriate reproductive care depending on whether the patient prefers to avoid conception or to become pregnant.

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