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Assisted Reproduction In Unusual Circumstances

Publication details

Andrew Knox, ST7, O&G, Neil McClure
Foundation Years Journal, volume 8, issue 9, p.6 (123Doc Education, London, October 2014)

Abstract

This case highlights the unusual but real clinical and ethical dilemmas faced by both patients and clinicians involved in the treatment of a transgender couple wishing to conceive prior to sex reassignment surgery. We discuss the effects on fertility of taking exogenous sex steroids, the strategies available for conception and the role of the regulatory body the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority in maintaining ethical and legal standards.

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Authors

Andrew Knox, ST7, O&G

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital
Grosvenor Road, Belfast, BT12 6DP
andrew.knox@belfasttrust.hscni.net

Neil McClure

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Queen's University Belfast
Mulhouse Building
Grosvenor Road, Belfast, BT12 6DP
n.mcclure@qub.ac.uk

References

1. NHS England. Publications Gateway reference 00632. Interim Gender Dysphoria Protocol and service Guideline 2013/14. London: DOH; 2013.
2. Gender Recognition Act 2004. 2004 c7. London.
3. Human Fertility and Embryology Act 1990. 1990 c37. London.
4. Human fertilisation & Embryology Authority. Code of Practice Guidance note 8: The welfare of the child. HFEA;2008.
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7. Lubbert H, Leo-Rossberg I, Hammerstein J. Effects of ethinyl estradiol on semen quality and various hormonal parameters in a eugonadal male. Fertil. Steril 1992;58:603â€"608.
8. Schneider FJ, Kossack N, Wistuba J, et al. In-depth characterization of human testicular tissue from patients suffering from gender identity disorder (GID) undergoing sex-reassignment surgery (SRS). Fertil Steril 2013;100(3):S67-S68
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