While transgendered individuals have certainly received more support in recent years, there are still parts of the world that frown upon the community. Fortunately, there are institutions that publicly and strongly back up the rights of these individuals. Particularly, in the United Kingdom.
According to RT, dozens of transitioning women have opted to freeze their eggs before the procedure is finished. While this has been just a precaution in case they want biological children after surgery, at least three transgendered men are now using IFV treatments in order to get pregnant.
Thomas Beatie proves this is possible by being the first man to get pregnant. His case solidifies the belief that men, when they still have female reproductive organs, can still get pregnant.
Beatie, who is already a father of three, is acting as a symbol of hope for other transgender men. In fact, a 17-year-old by the name of Riley Middlemore hopes that his eggs can be fertilized by a sperm donor and that his girlfriend will carry their child.
Reportedly, the National Health Service (NHS) is providing this type of services for free, though it normally costs around £34,000 or almost $38,000.
Telegraph UK adds that one of Britain's leading gender identity experts completely backs up the transgender community's right to these services. Despite some very powerful critics, it was said that those who have had gender reassignment surgery have the same rights to fertility treatments as much as cancer patients.
Dr. James Barrett, of the NHS Gender Identity Clinic, has confirmed that three of his patients are close to becoming parents. In fact, he had suggested as many as 50 of his female-to-male patients to freeze their eggs. Correspondingly, he suggested that 100 of his male-to-female patients have their sperm frozen.
He says, "As a matter of principle, anybody who loses their fertility as a result of standard NHS treatment should be able to preserve their fertility." Fortunately, some NHS authorities have confirmed their support and funding for these types of treatment.
