Hey all, I figure we should have this discussion as I'm sure there are a ton of people who could benefit from it.

Personally I started HRT back on Oct 11, and when I started I was DIY and all I wanted was to start as quick as possible, I knew that a possibility of MtF Hormones would make me sterile forever but I pretty much ignored it.

A month or so ago I knew that I had to stop for a few months in order to bank so I could have kids in the future and came to the sad conclusion that I don't think I can stop. All the progress i've made, how much better I feel and who I am would not be the same. I think it made me so incredibly depressed and sad and just feel like I wasn't going down the path to what I want. I mean some people will say "its only another 4 months" but I've waited 22 years, I don't want to wait any longer.

So I came to the conclusion that adopting is fine and I don't need to over populate the world more anyway so I'm continuing on hormones without banking.

Thats my story. As far as I'm aware banking Sperm/eggs before HRT costs quite a lot and its a pretty involved process for MtF trans people its 3-4 months off of HRT and then you have to give multiple samples and then storage fees, probably something like $1000 up front and $200-300/year for storage.

For FtM Trans people its a bit harder, not only does HRT need to stop for more like 6 months but you need estrogen injections to start having menstral cycles again and then once thats done you can harvest eggs which as you may imagine again is very costly and storage is costly.

I'm curious for some more feedback from other trans people who've gone through this decision and what their thought process was.

Thanks!