Table 1.
FP options in TGD patients | |
Transmasculine persons | Oocyte cryopreservation: Stimulation of ovarian tissue to produce multiple ovarian follicles and oocytes, surgical extraction of oocytes, and subsequent vitrification of oocytes |
Ovarian tissue cryopreservation: Surgical removal of ovarian tissue and subsequent vitrification of tissue | |
Transfeminine persons | Sperm cryopreservation: Retrieval of sperm via masturbation or surgical techniques involving extraction (TESE) or aspiration (TESA) of testicular tissue or aspiration of epididymis (PESA) with subsequent vitrification of sperm |
FP, fertility preservation; PESA, percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration; TESE, testicular sperm extraction; TESA, testicular sperm aspiration; TGD, transgender and gender diverse.