Abstract
To qualitatively examine the fertility-related decision making process of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adolescents and young adults (AYAs) and their parents, in the setting of pursing gender affirming treatments. Twenty-five TGD AYAs and 6 parents of TGD AYAs participated in a focus group or individual semistructured interviews focused on participants' experience learning about the effects of gender affirming treatments on fertility as well as the process of making a fertility preservation decision. Using open coding, data were analyzed in an iterative process identifying emerging themes and relationships. A decisional satisfaction score was collected and/or coded for each participant. Four broad themes related to the decision-making process were identified: (1) Critical steps include awareness, gathering information, and conversations; (2) External constraints limit choices; (3) Expanding the conversation beyond preservation; and (4) Emotional distress, conflict, and decisional satisfaction. Despite reporting emotional distress or conflict during the decision, TGD AYAs and parents of TGD AYAs generally reported a high level of satisfaction with their fertility preservation decision. There are specific ways health care professionals and family members can support TGD AYAs in their fertility-related decision making process. Decisional satisfaction was common, regardless of whether TGD AYAs chose to pursue fertility preservation or not.
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