Characteristics and intentions of heterosexual couples comprising a transgender man awaiting sperm donation to conceive a child.
characteristics
couples
disclosure
intentions
sperm donation
transgender man
Journal
Andrology
ISSN: 2047-2927
Titre abrégé: Andrology
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101585129
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 2021
11 2021
Historique:
revised:
08
08
2021
received:
05
02
2021
accepted:
13
08
2021
pubmed:
2
9
2021
medline:
3
3
2022
entrez:
1
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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. To determine the main characteristics and intentions of 43 couples, including a TG man and his cisgender female partner awaiting sperm donation. 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). 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%). 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. 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.
Sections du résumé
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 AND METHODS
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.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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© 2021 American Society of Andrology and European Academy of Andrology.
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