http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/13/opinion/the-next-frontier-in-fertility-treatment.html?_r=1Sarah E. Richards; The New York Times Op-Ed
Baystate was one of the few clinics in the country with an anti-discrimination policy for gender identity. And yet, it refused to treat him, arguing that it didn't have enough expertise to treat transgender patients. Mr. Inkster [an FTM who got off T to get pregnant] insisted there was no medical reason to deny him; his baby-making parts were the same as any woman's.
Many Americans have come to accept gay parents; the transgender community is next in line for recognition.
The issue brings up unprecedented questions: Do you use your genetic material to reproduce, and at what time during your transition? Before or after hormone therapy? [. . .] How might years of estrogen or testosterone therapy affect eggs and sperm?
All these paths toward creating transgender families deserve careful study. Yet these issues aren't likely to get the attention they deserve until transgender people succeed in getting basic health care first.
