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Started by clouds301199, March 15, 2017, 12:30:45 PM

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clouds301199

So, I'm a 17 y/o transwoman, that hasn't started HRT or blockers. I've kind of been thinking about it for a while, and it popped up in my mind today and as I don't know the answers, I thought I'd post something on here to get it out of my mind and hopefully get some answers.

I don't want to start a family any time soon, probably not until I'm in my early 20's. I have other life stuff I need to sort out, and now isn't the right time. (I'm not even in a relationship yet, and I don't know if I'll be in a relationship anytime soon either)

The main thing I've been thinking about is children. I don't know how any of this will work :( The kind of questions I've been asking myself:

Will I have to adopt a child? I have no idea how this would work, and I wouldn't really want to adopt a child that's already grown up a little. I think I'd prefer to adopt a baby/new born, just my preference and opinion.

Could I somehow store some of my sperm for future use? (If I ever got in a relationship and we were thinking about starting a family, could my partner possibly use the stored sperm to get pregnant?)

If we (me and my future partner) wanted 2 children, and.. we used a sperm donor for example, I don't think the two children would share any of the same characteristics or genes? Obviously from my partner's side, but if the two sperm cells are from different men, they could be totally different?

If I was to start blockers, could I stop the blockers if I wanted to reproduce, would the sperm produce again, or once I start blockers, is it impossible to produce sperm cells?

I don't know, I've just been thinking about this recently, a lot of questions that I don't know the answers to. If this helps at all, my sexuality is bisexual, although I'm into women more than I am men, which is why I said earlier could my partner use stored sperm to get pregnant. Sorry if this isn't structured well, if anyone can help, I thank you in advance. :) x
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Gertrude

Quote from: clouds301199 on March 15, 2017, 12:30:45 PM
So, I'm a 17 y/o transwoman, that hasn't started HRT or blockers. I've kind of been thinking about it for a while, and it popped up in my mind today and as I don't know the answers, I thought I'd post something on here to get it out of my mind and hopefully get some answers.

I don't want to start a family any time soon, probably not until I'm in my early 20's. I have other life stuff I need to sort out, and now isn't the right time. (I'm not even in a relationship yet, and I don't know if I'll be in a relationship anytime soon either)

The main thing I've been thinking about is children. I don't know how any of this will work :( The kind of questions I've been asking myself:

Will I have to adopt a child? I have no idea how this would work, and I wouldn't really want to adopt a child that's already grown up a little. I think I'd prefer to adopt a baby/new born, just my preference and opinion.

Could I somehow store some of my sperm for future use? (If I ever got in a relationship and we were thinking about starting a family, could my partner possibly use the stored sperm to get pregnant?)

If we (me and my future partner) wanted 2 children, and.. we used a sperm donor for example, I don't think the two children would share any of the same characteristics or genes? Obviously from my partner's side, but if the two sperm cells are from different men, they could be totally different?

If I was to start blockers, could I stop the blockers if I wanted to reproduce, would the sperm produce again, or once I start blockers, is it impossible to produce sperm cells?

I don't know, I've just been thinking about this recently, a lot of questions that I don't know the answers to. If this helps at all, my sexuality is bisexual, although I'm into women more than I am men, which is why I said earlier could my partner use stored sperm to get pregnant. Sorry if this isn't structured well, if anyone can help, I thank you in advance. :) x

Yes you can bank your sperm. Do a google search on it.


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Lilly3

Yes you can store the sperm, my partner did this quite a few years ago before her transition. As a "just incase" method if she ever wanted another child.
(As I am led to believe reproductive ability does go down with hormones, even if you come off them later to try and conceive.)

However I don't think this is possible for someone under 18, or maybe even under 21 depending on your country?

It will also cost you a yearly fee to keep the sperm frozen. I think something around the $500 mark per year, but I'm not sure on the costs exactly.


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