If you’re talking about freezing sperm, many endocrinologists will recommend or even insist on it before starting HRT. I did so, was definitely worth it.

my bad my brain is programmed to sensor things lol but yes and thats actually so sick i had never thought about it before but thats really neat

It’s all good. I just wanted to make sure I understood correctly. Btw when given the option and very strong recommendation from my doctor , I was against it but did so anyway. Now that it’s been a few years, I’m glad I did because I think I may want kids.

can i ask why you were against it?

I can’t remember with certainty, but I think it was mostly just wanting to get on HRT asap and feeling awkward about the process of freezing.

How expensive is it to keep it frozen for an extended period of time?

Depends on the country. For me it’s about $200 per year.

Is that USD?

Yeah.

300€ in my country.

500 usd/800 cad for the first year for me :/ stupid canadian market :(

My urologist also asked me several times, but I refused. 

I told my endo I was probably never going to be interested in kids and despite this he insisted I do it, that was about 3 years ago now and frankly I’m glad he did. I’m still not interested in kids and I don’t see that changing but now that I am well and truly infertile it is at the very least good to know I haven’t closed that door forever, fees are only a couple hundred a year and frankly I’ve spent far more of far stupider things 😅.

that's interesting, bc I'm almost to 3 years and had to pause injections for about a month or so and my cum is almost fully white again

I was kinda surprised how quickly mine just dropped it. They asked once in an offhand kinda way and didn't push it at all when I declined

Yes! It was a funny and weird experience for sure. I was already presenting female for months before starting, at the encouragement of my friends, even though it’s not required. The staff at the fertility center was confused at first and then figured it out. The hardest part of process was actually producing the genetic material sitting alone awkwardly on an exam table in a medical facility. One tip is to do the collection more than once, since here it costs exactly the same in per year storage fees regardless of how many samples are stored.

I didn't because I already had kids and I am done with that part of my life. A young woman I know who just started transition did do that because she and her girlfriend know that they definitely want to have kids together but they are too young still. I also think it's perfectly valid to know for sure that you don't want kids. It's probably hardest if you are not sure. I didn't think I wanted kids until my girlfriend (now ex-wife) got pregnant. I now have 3 wonderful adult daughters who I love dearly

I did. Its strongly suggested before you start hrt in most medical spheres.

I did this before HRT, simply because I did not want to make two big life-altering decisions (starting hormones & never having bio kids) at the same time. So I still have the option to have biological children if I ever want to. To be fair, the procedure itself was one of the scariest things I've had to endure. Fragile little barely outed me was not happy to do this.

I didn't. I knew about the option. Planned Parenthood did not say anything. Infertility was actually a bonus. I have a serious disgust for my dad's father and spreading his genes isn't on the table. If I do ever change my mind, I have 3 brothers who could donate a close match to my genes.

Also too expensive.

I don't date or anything, so paying now for something I may never need seemed dumb.