Family creation options for transgender and gender nonconforming people

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 173-179

  Dickey, Lore M ^a   Ducheny, Kelly M ^b   Ehrbar, Randall D ^c  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOWARD BROWN HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c WhitmanWalker GMHW Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Family creation; Fertility; Gender transition; Parenting; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011065767     PISSN: 23290382     EISSN: 23290390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000178     Document Type: Article

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