Banking Genetics

[Guest Gwen]

Hi All,

I was not sure where to post this, but I figured this would be a good place. I was wondering if any of the girls out there had stored any sperm in a bank, and if there were any recommendations or warnings? I am preparing myself for what is to come and I do not want to entirely rule out having children someday. Any and all advice is welcome!

Looking forward to responses,

Gwen

[Guest Sergei]

Hey I reckonit is always a good idea to leave yourself the option to have children some day. If in the future you decide not to then you don't have to, but at least you always have that option. x

[Guest Drew]

i think banking some of your stuff is generally a good idea. it's kind of expensive though, so just be prepared for that.

[Guest Amanda_Henderson]

I do think that it is a good Idea, I on the other hand I did not bank any, I have sat down and thought that if someday when I find someone that I can settle down with I will adobt a child. (sorry about the spelling I just woke up 15 min. ago.) I figured that there are thousands of children out there that do need a good loving home.

To any one who may consider what I am doing please sit down and really think about what you are doing, I have spent years and years thinking about it, and figured that even if I did not transion that i would do this, I have had offers for a seragent mother, but turned them down to. This is a dision that I did not take lightly.

[Sakura]

think long and hard on it if there is even the slighest chance you want kids then once your maternal clock gets kicked into gear with hrt then you will most deffinatly want them later my soul regret about starting hormones young is that i shot that chance out of the water iwas rash and made the descion before i knew that it would sterailize me ( i still would have done it anyway) and i know adoption is a nother option but one i probly wont take i love kids and wants some but i want ones that are me if that makes since but be prepared to spend alarg amount of cash to bank sperm or eggs if your ftm its like a inital deposit of 800 and a monthly fee of over 100 i dont know as i have never quoted it just what other tgirls have said but if you know your gonna want kids down the line then it maybe a worthy investment

Sakura

[Guest Amanda_Henderson]

Maybe down the road I may regret the choice that I made, but I will cross that road when i come to it. I do want children someday, but as I pointed out there are thousands of children out there that do need a good loving home, and I am not ready to settle down, I am having fun in my life, I do want a little more excitment in my life, I am trying to find a understanding boyfriend that someday I will be able to settle down and adobt a child.

I will stress it to the max PLEASE anyone that makes this choice not to bank, THINK about it. Think about it for years, and years if you have to, but take the time to make a reasonable dission of this, this is one thing that you should not take lightly, this is something that you should not think about in your sleep, or something that can be decided over dinner with a family member or friend.

I am sorry if I am making this sound like I am preaching or something.

I may have the time to turn around but then again, I may not I have been on HRT for just over a year, and my feelings have not changed, But I still think about it every day.

[Guest mandy05]

think long and hard on it if there is even the slighest chance you want kids then once your maternal clock gets kicked into gear with hrt then you will most deffinatly want them later my soul regret about starting hormones young is that i shot that chance out of the water iwas rash and made the descion before i knew that it would sterailize me ( i still would have done it anyway) and i know adoption is a nother option but one i probly wont take i love kids and wants some but i want ones that are me if that makes since but be prepared to spend alarg amount of cash to bank sperm or eggs if your ftm its like a inital deposit of 800 and a monthly fee of over 100 i dont know as i have never quoted it just what other tgirls have said but if you know your gonna want kids down the line then it maybe a worthy investment

Sakura

Is that really true that once you've been on Hormones for awhile that every single Tgirl starts wanting kids? Including those of us who currently have no desire to have kids?

In all honesty, I am probably one of the very few on here who has absolutely no desire for children. It's not that I don't like kids, I just have other things in life that I desire, such as pursuing a college degree, certain other dreams/goals in life, and having the freedom to travel more. I don't have anything against kids, however I came to a conclusion a long time ago that having children is not for me. After years of thinking about it, I am 100 percent for certain that I do not want kids, and I have no doubts about it.

I've only been on hormones for 5 weeks now, however they are a very low dosage and they really have not had enough time to do a whole lot of major changes to my body. I cannot imagine the hormones making me change my mind at this point about having children. The thought of that happening kind of frightens me to tell you the truth because I fear it could cloud my judgment and possibly interfere with my other goals that I have in life.

Hope my post didn't offend those of you who want children, I just wanted to mainly know if the possibility does exist that the hormones could cause me to change my mind about having kids.

[Sakura]

hormones dont add anything to your thinking if its not in you to want children then i doubt that will change and i under stand what your saying as much as i love kids and would like some of my own one day but its not at the top of my priorities im young and havnt the means to support a child my self and im still tramsitioning a kid would only drag it down but no if you are 100% sure you do not want kids then i doubt you will later

Sakura