How to talk to my partner about TRT and fertility?
I'm looking into starting TRT soon, but my partner and I still want to have children in the next few years. How should I bring up fertility preservation and our family-planning options with her?
Starting testosterone replacement therapy suppresses natural sperm production by signaling the brain to halt gonadotropin release, making fertility planning an essential pre-treatment discussion. Before your initial telehealth consultation, sit down with your partner to align on your family timeline and discuss concurrent protocols, such as incorporating hCG or enclomiphene if you want to protect your spermatogenesis. At HeydayMD, our clinicians routinely guide couples through these nuanced fertility-preservation options during your onboarding evaluation to ensure your long-term family goals aren't compromised.
Every body is different. A licensed provider can look at your own labs and symptoms.
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