Do you work with clients before GAHT?

Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy (GAHT) Client Fertility Preservation

Fairfax Cryobank is honored to support fertility preservation efforts for people preparing to go through GAHT. 

In order to bank a sample at the Cryobank, one must be able to produce a sample by self-masturbation. If an individual is unable to produce a specimen, they can consult with a specialist about having sperm removed directly from the testicles. Testicular sperm cannot be used in insemination but can successfully fertilize an egg using in vitro fertilization (IVF) or Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Sperm cryopreserved by the Cryobank can be used in intrauterine inseminations (IUI), intracervical insemination (ICI), IVF, or ICSI.

There are two pathways for trans individuals to consider:

• You are banking for use in the future with a non-sexually intimate recipient, e.g. Gestational Carrier/Surrogate will carry the pregnancy

In this instance you will proceed as a Directed Donor*

• You are banking for use in the future with a sexually intimate recipient, .g. your future partner will carry the pregnancy

In this instance, you will proceed as a Client Depositor.

To learn more about the pre-GAHT services we provide, contact Client Services.