title: Fertility preservation in the transgender patient: expanding oncofertility care beyond cancer.
abstract: While the field of oncofertility raised awareness about fertility concerns in oncology patients, new applications for fertility preservation are emerging, such as transgender medicine. As transgender medicine evolves, the number of individuals seeking gender reassignment hormone therapy is drastically increasing, generating a population of patients with unmet fertility needs and unknown reproductive potential. We present the first case report of a female-to-male (FtM) transgender patient to undergo oocyte cryopreservation before initiating androgen therapy. Our patient is a 17-year-old FtM transgender person undergoing gender transition throughout adolescence with an endocrinologist. The patient wished to complete androgen therapy before starting his first year of college to avoid gender ambiguity. After extensive consultation and psychological assessment, the patient was considered an appropriate candidate and proceeded with oocyte cryopreservation. He underwent baseline fertility testing followed by successful ovarian stimulation and surgical retrieval. We recommend that a discussion of reproductive health concerns and fertility preservation options be incorporated into the comprehensive care of transgender patients.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
authors.forename: Sumer Allensworth
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
authors.forename: Kiara L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Blough
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.|b Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Denver Aurora, CO USA.
authors.forename: Laxmi A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kondapalli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005260:Female; D059247:Fertility Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054315:Oocyte Retrieval; D010062:Ovulation Induction; D057829:Gender-Affirming Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D063106:Transgender Persons
keywords: Fertility preservation; oocyte cryopreservation; transgender man; transgender medicine