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The experience of transfeminine adolescents and their parents regarding fertility preservation via testicular sperm extraction (TESE): a qualitative study. (English)
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How do transfeminine adolescents and their parents experience fertility preservation via testicular sperm extraction (TESE)? (English)
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Participants experienced the TESE process positively when provided with appropriate guidance to navigate the decisional dilemma between preserving future biological parenthood and the pressure to start puberty suppression early. (English)
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Sperm banking through ejaculation is not feasible for all transfeminine adolescents due to genital dysphoria and early puberty; for this group, TESE is the only alternative. (English)
WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY (English)
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However, during early puberty, they must postpone or pause puberty suppression until spermatogenesis is fully developed. (English)
WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY (English)
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All consecutive TESE patients in our centre and their parents were invited to participate. (English)
STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION (English)
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Between December 2022 and May 2023, we included 6 adolescents and 10 parents. (English)
STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION (English)
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We used a qualitative approach based on semi-structured interviews to study the experience of the transfeminine adolescents and their parents. (English)
STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION (English)
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Transfeminine adolescents diagnosed with gender dysphoria in early puberty (Tanner stage ≥2) who underwent TESE before the start of puberty suppression or gender-affirming hormones participated in this study. (English)
PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS (English)
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The interviews were recorded, manually transcribed and analysed using reflective thematic analysis focusing on understanding the participants' experiences of puberty and fertility preservation and the various factors and social processes influencing their decision to undergo TESE. (English)
PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS (English)
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Transfeminine adolescents decide to undergo invasive fertility preservation because of a possible, future desire for parenthood. (English)
MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE (English)
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Parents stressed the importance of preventing future decisional regret. (English)
MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE (English)
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They both saw masturbation to obtain a semen sample as unreachable. (English)
MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE (English)
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Even though TESE is a surgical procedure with possible complications and pain afterwards, this alternative seemed less dysphoric to them.Adolescents had to postpone the start of puberty suppression, waiting for spermatogenesis to complete. (English)
MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE (English)
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Given the unpredictable development of puberty, they felt a lot of stress and anxiety during this period and were primarily concerned about the lowering of their voice. (English)
MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE (English)
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Because of this puberty-related stress, they were constantly balancing their motivations for fertility preservation against the early start of puberty suppression to prevent unwanted irreversible pubertal body changes. (English)
MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE (English)
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To support this decisional dilemma, adolescents and their parents need adequate communication with each other and their healthcare providers to reflect on their stress for pubertal change. (English)
MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE (English)
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Furthermore, close, continuous surveillance of their current mental state by their parents, together with their psychologist and pubertal development by their physicians, is needed. (English)
MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE (English)
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Despite the challenging decision and postponement of puberty suppression, they retrospectively experienced it positively without any regret. (English)
MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE (English)
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All adolescents successfully underwent TESE, with viable spermatozoa obtained and without complications. (English)
LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION (English)
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This may result in a more positive reflective experience regarding fertility preservation. (English)
LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION (English)
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Furthermore, the perspectives of adolescents with the intention of TESE but who already started with puberty suppression before the preservation were not included. (English)
LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION (English)
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This study helps healthcare providers improve their counselling and guidance of transfeminine adolescents who consider postponing puberty suppression for fertility preservation via TESE. (English)
WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS (English)
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The adolescents and their parents know more clearly what to expect during fertility preservation. (English)
WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS (English)
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Specific peer-support programs may facilitate the decision process for upcoming adolescents. (English)
WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS (English)
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No external funding was used for this study. (English)
STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) (English)
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None of the authors have any conflicts of interest. (English)
STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) (English)
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Not applicable. (English)
TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER (English)
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1 November 2024
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1 November 2024
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39
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11
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2512-2524
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2512
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2524
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unknown value
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The authors have nothing to declare relevant to this work. (English)
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