Child Bearing

[udongirl]

 Hi my name is Bianca I am 28 MTF my Fiancee is 24 FTM we are considering stopping our hormones and having a child. What we are concerned about is the timeframe for fertility after stopping HRT

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[almeda]

Something to keep in mind is that, in general, MtFs stopping hormones get more fertile the longer they're off them, while FtMs peak at some point between 2 and 8 months after going off, and then go into a fertility slump for about a year, even if they stay off the T. Some endocrinologists will tell you not to even try to conceive until the egg-maker's been off T for a year, which will effectively mean delaying it for well over 18 months, given this tendency.

Also, a not insignificant number of MtFs who've been on hormones for a period more described by 'years' than 'months' will never get back enough sperm production and motility to conceive.

[pirate_poet]

while FtMs peak at some point between 2 and 8 months after going off, and then go into a fertility slump for about a year, even if they stay off the T. Some endocrinologists will tell you not to even try to conceive until the egg-maker's been off T for a year, which will effectively mean delaying it for well over 18 months, given this tendency.

Do you have a reference for this information?
(I know this is an old post; I was looking through previous entries.)