Characteristics and intentions of heterosexual couples comprising a transgender man awaiting sperm donation to conceive a child.
Andrology
; 9(6): 1799-1807, 2021 11.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
More than half of transgender (TG) men wish to have children. Until recently, TG people in France were rarely offered gamete donation, mainly because the Bioethics Law allows the use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) only in infertile couples. The only option currently available for heterosexual couples with a TG man is ART with sperm donation. The Center for Study and Preservation of Eggs and Sperm (CECOS) of the Cochin Hospital is the first French center to propose sperm donation to such couples, and has done so since 1999.OBJECTIVES:
To determine the main characteristics and intentions of 43 couples, including a TG man and his cisgender female partner awaiting sperm donation. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A retrospective analysis was carried out on the records from October 2010 to December 2019, of 43 couples with a TG man who applied for sperm donation at the CECOS of the Cochin Hospital (Paris, France).RESULTS:
The mean age of TG men and cisgender women was 32 ± 6.6 and 29.7 ± 4.6 years, respectively. In 77% of cases, the couple met before the man's transition. Eighty-one percent of the couples were in a stable relationship for at least 3 years, and 94% wished to have a child for no more than 5 years. Almost all of the couples (95%) intended to inform their child of their conception by sperm donation and the father's transidentity (92%).DISCUSSION:
Due to restrictive French legislation, the profile of our couples probably does not reflect that of all couples consisting of a TG man and a cisgender woman. The study took place over a long period of time and the characteristics of the couples could probably change over time.CONCLUSION:
The couples often met before the man's transition, cohabited for several years, intended to inform their child of sperm donation and the father's transidentity.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Parceiros Sexuais
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Heterossexualidade
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Técnicas de Reprodução Assistida
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Recuperação Espermática
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Pessoas Transgênero
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Ethics
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Andrology
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França