Uterine fibroids are benign monoclonal neoplasms of the myometrium, representing the
most common tumors in women worldwide. To date, no long-term or noninvasive treatment …

BACKGROUND Many transgender individuals choose to undergo gender-affirming
hormone treatment (GAHT) and/or sex reassignment surgery (SRS) to alleviate the distress …

Gender affirming procedures adversely affect the reproductive potential of transgender
people. Thus, fertility preservation options should be discussed with all transpeople before …

Mammalian spermatogenesis contains three continuous and organized processes, by which
spermatogonia undergo mitosis and differentiate to spermatocytes, follow on meiosis to form …

Background: The substitution of bisphenol A (BPA) by bisphenol B (BPB), a very close
structural analog, stresses the need to assess its potential endocrine properties. Objective …

Purpose To examine provider perceptions of practice behaviors and barriers related to
fertility counseling, fertility preservation, and family building among transgender patients …

Infertility, or the concern for infertility, has been shown in many studies to be associated with
psychosocial distress among affected adults, 1, 2 and may result from numerous genetic or …

Fertility counseling for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people is a crucial aspect of
their healthcare journey, since puberty suppression (PS) induced by a gonadotropin …

Gender-affirming therapy, including gonadectomy (removal of testes or ovaries) and
exogenous hormone therapy, is a medically necessary treatment to alleviate gender …

There is currently a paucity of data on the fertility effects of gender-affirming hormones,
necessitating fertility preservation counseling prior to initiation of therapy. Several …