Reproductive and Fertility Knowledge and Attitudes Among Transgender and Gender-Expansive Youth: A Replication and Extension

Halloran, Justin; Smidt, Alec M.; Morrison, Aimee; Cron, Julia; Kallen, Amanda N.; Olezeski, Christy L.

doi:10.1089/trgh.2021.0080

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“…It is possible to identify different aspects of sexual health which should be taken into consideration in order to design more inclusive sexual education programs: among these, there is coming out (Pampati et al, 2021); pubertal development, including emotional and body changes; pregnancy prevention when taking gender-affirming hormone therapy; sexual consent; reproduction and fertility issues. With regards to the latter, Halloran and colleagues (2022) found that 56.5% of TGD youth had received information from other sources before participating in the survey, which means that almost half of these young people did not receive appropriate information. It is also important to acknowledge that many studies involved samples of LGBTQ+ adolescents: but, although sexual and gender minorities share some features and needs, each of these subgroups has precise needs and characteristics, which require to be specifically taken into consideration.…”

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Promoting sexual health in transgender and gender diverse adolescents through an online sexuality psychoeducation program for parents: A case study

Caldarera¹,

Vitiello²,

Bechis

et al. 2023

Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry

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We describe the implementation and evaluation of an online sexuality psychoeducation group program for parents of young people attending the transgender and gender diverse outpatient service of a pediatric hospital. The 10 participants completed semi-structured pre- and post-intervention questionnaires assessing: whether they had ever discussed with their children about aspects of sexuality, or had the intention of doing it in the future; the level of knowledge and comfort in speaking about these topics; the perceived level of helpfulness of the intervention; and, by using open-ended items, the topics they considered to be most relevant. After attending the program, parents reported they had started talking with their children about issues which previously had been little or not discussed, such as sexting, sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, fertility, abuse, and healthy relationships. Participants reported increased levels of knowledge and comfort in addressing these topics and highlighted the importance of being emotionally available to their children. We discuss implications for future intervention development.

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Promoting sexual health in transgender and gender diverse adolescents through an online sexuality psychoeducation program for parents: A case study

Caldarera¹,

Vitiello²,

Bechis

et al. 2023

Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry

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Assessing Student and Physician Fertility Awareness Utilizing the Fertility and Infertility Treatment Knowledge Score (FIT-KS)

Doxsey,

Patel,

Faschan

et al. 2024

Cureus

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Introduction: Medical trainees are delaying childbearing due to competing demands of career, financial constraints, and limited parental leave. Delaying childbearing increases the risk of obstetric complications, with up to one-quarter of female physicians facing infertility. Education on family planning and fertility is rarely discussed among medical trainees, and research on medical trainees' knowledge of fertility and infertility is minimal. Methods: Subjects included medical students, residents, fellows, and attendings assigned female at birth. The distributed survey included the Fertility and Infertility Treatment Knowledge Score (FIT-KS) instrument to assess for fertility and infertility knowledge. Outcome measures include participant age, stage of training, parity, specialty, and FIT-KS. Results: Of the 291 participants included in the final analysis, participants scored an average of 20/29 (69%) on the FIT-KS. Around 44.8% (n=130) of participants overestimated the fecundability of a 30-year-old woman, and 36.9% (n=107) underestimated the chance of miscarriage in peak reproductive years. Five out of eight questions pertaining to infertility treatment had a <50% correct response rate. About 76.6% (n=216) of participants underestimated in vitro fertilization (IVF) success for a woman <35 years old, and 56% (n=158) overestimated the success of IVF for a woman >44 years old. Around 43.6% (n=123) of participants overestimated the average cost of IVF. Of the main outcome measures, only those participants representing obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN) performed better on average than all other specialties (FIT-KS=21.7 vs. 19.5). Conclusion: Participants overestimated fecundity with increasing age and had insufficient knowledge of infertility treatment success. More awareness and early discussion about family planning and fertility goals are needed in medical training.

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Reproductive and Fertility Knowledge and Attitudes Among Transgender and Gender-Expansive Youth: A Replication and Extension

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Promoting sexual health in transgender and gender diverse adolescents through an online sexuality psychoeducation program for parents: A case study

Promoting sexual health in transgender and gender diverse adolescents through an online sexuality psychoeducation program for parents: A case study

Assessing Student and Physician Fertility Awareness Utilizing the Fertility and Infertility Treatment Knowledge Score (FIT-KS)

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