Acupuncture and herbal medicine can help you start a family, no matter your gender identity.

For People with OVARIES:

• Support emotional wellness and balance side effects from discontinuation of testosterone medication

• Promote ovulation and regulate menstrual cycles

• Balance uncomfortable side effects of fertility drugs (if needed), including the rollercoaster of physical and emotional changes which tend to hit transgender men harder than cis-women.

• IUI/IVF collaboration: From a allopathic medical standpoint, the protocols and procedures would be the same for cis-women and transgender men, but the side effects vary from person to person. Please visit the fertility page for more information.

For People with TESTES:

You may consider freezing your sperm before the gender affirming transition process begins, as hormone therapy and surgery can have permanent affects on your fertility. Acupuncture and herbal medicine can improve sperm quality, whether it’s for sperm freezing or for insemination in IVF/IUI.