How realistic are children after transition

[AnamethatstartswithE]

I'm not sure which board would be better, but here it goes.

I am 32, unmarried, and contemplating an MTF transition. I don't have  any children, but I feel that I do want them. I understand that I can freeze sperm before beginning HRT, but I guess my question is how realistic is it for that to work out?

I am attracted solely to women (I've always found the male body somewhat repulsive) so obviously I would continue to pursue women during/after transition. Does that work out? I guess another issue is that I don't actually know much about how lesbian relationships work. Are age differences normal like in heterosexual relationships?

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[cindianna_jones]

Suggestions? I doubt any here will be able to answer your question directly. But, why don't you call a few fertility clinics and ask them? You never know.

Adoption is always possible and perhaps you'll find a soul mate who already has children. Believe me, it's all too easy to love kids that are not biologically yours. I have a son who is not officially adopted and he, his family, and I share great affection for each other. I only wish I could get out to see them more often. They live in another state. We do talk on the phone every week and we keep up our relationship that way. His father left me a year ago and still "my family" and I are still close.

Cindi

[bwr]

I think it's a wonderful option to be able to freeze your sperm prior to transitioning. I've known other MTF that have done it and had their female partners carry.  My boyfriend is FTM and we've talked about egg extraction prior to his hysto so that he could have biological children, but it proved to be too costly for us at the moment.  He also wasn't willing to go off T after three years and start his period again (can't blame him there!) We will most likely use an anonymous sperm donor when it's time. If he had a brother we would have considered that too, but sadly he doesn't.

So I guess my advise would be, if you can afford to store your sperm with a fertility bank, it's a wonderful option to have later down the line.


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[chloeD33]

I have freezes mine

[KristinaM]

I have heard that it's possible to go off hormones/blockers for a couple months, conceive a child, and then go back on them...

With that said though, I got my wife pregnant and THEN discovered I was trans a few months later, so I don't have any experience with that.