Children Receiving Hormone Therapy ‘Probably Will Be Infertile’: Pediatrician

Protesters opposing medical transgender procedures for youths gather at the American Academy of Pediatrics convention in Anaheim, Calif., on Oct. 7, 2022. Courtesy of TreVoices.Org/Scott Newgent

One of the “trickiest parts” about children receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy is the likelihood that they will be infertile, according to Dr. Kathryn Lowe, a fellow with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

The remark was made at an annual meeting of the Wisconsin AAP in May and recirculated online on Dec. 6.