Table 2.
Sexual orientation, sexual partnering and contraception use of 150 trans-masculine individuals participating in a study assessing contraception and reproductive history.
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Sexual orientation identity | ||
| Straight/heterosexual | 18 | 12.0 |
| Queer | 132 | 88.0 |
| Partnered | ||
| No | 55 | 36.7 |
| Yes | 95 | 63.3 |
| Number of partners: past 12 months | ||
| Range: 0–40 (mean, SD) | 3.2 | ±4.2 |
| Gender of sexual partners: past 12 months* | ||
| Cisgender woman | 91 | 60.7 |
| Female assigned sex at birth: gender nonconforming | 30 | 20.0 |
| Transgender man | 23 | 15.3 |
| Cisgender man | 61 | 40.7 |
| Male assigned sex at birth: gender nonconforming | 8 | 5.3 |
| Transgender woman | 18 | 12.0 |
| MAB partner: past 12 months† | ||
| No | 79 | 52.7 |
| Yes | 71 | 47.3 |
| Contraceptive use: lifetime | ||
| No | 22 | 14.7 |
| Yes | 128 | 85.3 |
| Condom‡ | 117 | 78.0 |
| Oral contraceptives | 75 | 50.0 |
| IUD | 15 | 10.0 |
| Other§ | 109 | 72.7 |
| Contraceptive use: current | ||
| No | 94 | 62.7 |
| Yes | 56 | 37.3 |
| Condoms | 36 | 24.0 |
| IUD | 12 | 8.0 |
| Birth control pill | 4 | 2.7 |
| Other‖ | 6 | 4.0 |
| Used emergency contraceptive: lifetime | ||
| No | 125 | 83.3 |
| Yes | 25 | 16.7 |
| Pregnant: lifetime | ||
| No | 142 | 94.7 |
| Yes | 8 | 5.3 |
| Number of times pregnant (n=8) | ||
| 1 | 5 | 3.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Number of times given birth (n=8) | ||
| 0 | 3 | 2.0 |
| 1 | 4 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Type of delivery (n=5) | ||
| Frontal | 4 | 2.7 |
| Cesarean | 1 | 0.7 |
| Biological children | ||
| No | 145 | 96.7 |
| Yes | 5 | 3.3 |
| Foster or step children | ||
| No | 147 | 98.0 |
| Yes | 3 | 2.0 |
| Plans to become pregnant in future | ||
| Don’t know | 29 | 19.3 |
| No | 107 | 71.3 |
| Yes | 14 | 9.3 |
| Plans to use own oocytes with surrogate | ||
| Don’t know | 48 | 32.0 |
| No | 84 | 56.0 |
| Yes | 18 | 12.0 |
Note. Data in far right columns are n and % unless otherwise specified. SD = standard deviation.
When reporting gender identity of partners, participants could check all responses that applied; thus response options are not mutually exclusive
MAB Partner = Partner who was assigned a male sex at birth including a cisgender man, transgender woman, or gender non-conforming individual assigned a male sex at birth.
Condoms = external or “male” condoms
Other” forms of lifetime contraception included: internal condom, hormonal implant, injectable/shot, contraceptive ring, diaphragm, rhythm method, and withdrawal method.
“Other” forms of current contraception included: hormonal implant, withdrawal method, and use of testosterone (participant wrote in).