Iris de Nie

28 C H A P T E R 2 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Not applicable I don't know I would want to use a surrogate I would want to become pregnant I would want to have a partner with children I would consider adoption or fostercare I would want to use a sperm donor I would want to use my own gametes B. trans feminine participants (N=23) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Not applicable I don't know I would want to use a surrogate I would want to become pregnant I would want to have a partner with children I would consider adoption or fostercare I would want to use a spermdonor I would want to use my own gametes A. trans masculine participants (N=66) Figure 2. Preferred methods for fulfilling a desire for children % of participants (multiple answers possible) % of participants (multiple answers possible) Figure 2 . Preferred methods for fulfilling a desire for children. For trans masculine people (A) and trans feminine people (B). Only 19% of participants reported not to have a desire for children, and 2% desired children in the past but not anymore (Figure 1). Besides just not wanting to have children, participants mentioned not being able to have a genetic bond with their child (9%), and the lack of a partner to start a family with (12%), as most important reasons for not desiring children. When asked how participants felt about not having children, 42% indicated to not have problems with this at all and 31% indicated to struggle with this in varying degrees (Figure 3).