Low Fertility Preservation Utilization Among Transgender Youth

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 40-44

  Nahata, Leena ^a,b   Tishelman, Amy C ^c,d   Caltabellotta, Nicole M ^b   Quinn, Gwendolyn P ^e,f  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Adoption; Fertility; Fertility preservation; Infertility; LGBTQ; Parenthood; Transgender; Utilization rates; Youth

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; GENDER DYSPHORIA; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; ICD-10; ICD-9; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSGENDER; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; FERTILITY; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSGENDER PERSONS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 85011062098     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.12.012     Document Type: Article

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