Access to fertility services by transgender persons: an Ethics Committee opinion

Fertil Steril. 2015 Nov;104(5):1111-5. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.08.021. Epub 2015 Sep 9.

Abstract

This statement explores the ethical considerations surrounding the provision of fertility services to transgender individuals and concludes that denial of access to fertility services is not justified.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Ethics Committees*
  • Female
  • Health Services Accessibility / ethics*
  • Healthcare Disparities / ethics*
  • Humans
  • Infertility / diagnosis
  • Infertility / epidemiology
  • Infertility / physiopathology
  • Infertility / therapy*
  • Male
  • Patient Rights / ethics*
  • Refusal to Treat / ethics*
  • Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / ethics*
  • Risk Factors
  • Transgender Persons*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • United States / epidemiology