Experts call for fertility support for trans patients

Transgender patients should be given the chance to freeze their sperm and eggs on the NHS before transitioning, fertility experts told a conference in Edinburgh.

Trans men and women can lose their ability to conceive a child after the surgery and hormones involved in gender reassignment surgery.

Professor Allan Pacey, a leading expert on male fertility from Sheffield University, said many clinics treat gender dysphoria as a medical condition so patients should be offered the same opportunities for fertility preservation as people with cancer.

Speaking at a conference hostedbytheprogresseducational Trust, Professor Pacey said: “It is not a clear cut situation but people who manage that do recognise gender dysphoria as a medical condition and therefore sperm storage, if that’s what they want, or egg storage is going in the direction where it is supported.” 0 A new art trail has been set out across Glasgow to allow people to appreciate a growing number of giant murals that have been appearing around the city over the past eight years. The impressive creations have been welcomed for rejuvenating bare walls and revitalising neglected areas.