Mapping Accessibility to Fertility Preservation for Trans Masculine Individuals in the Netherlands (2024)

Giacomozzi, M., Health, MS. G., Aubin, S. G., & Brancaccio, M. T. (2022). Mapping Accessibility to Fertility Preservation for Trans Masculine Individuals in the Netherlands. LGBT Health, 9(6), 369-383. https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2021.0302

Giacomozzi, Maddalena ; Health, MSc Global ; Aubin, Stéphane G et al. / Mapping Accessibility to Fertility Preservation for Trans Masculine Individuals in the Netherlands. In: LGBT Health. 2022 ; Vol. 9, No. 6. pp. 369-383.

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Giacomozzi, M, Health, MSG, Aubin, SG & Brancaccio, MT 2022, 'Mapping Accessibility to Fertility Preservation for Trans Masculine Individuals in the Netherlands', LGBT Health, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 369-383. https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2021.0302

Mapping Accessibility to Fertility Preservation for Trans Masculine Individuals in the Netherlands. / Giacomozzi, Maddalena; Health, MSc Global; Aubin, Stéphane G et al.
In: LGBT Health, Vol. 9, No. 6, 09.2022, p. 369-383.

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Giacomozzi M, Health MSG, Aubin SG, Brancaccio MT. Mapping Accessibility to Fertility Preservation for Trans Masculine Individuals in the Netherlands. LGBT Health. 2022 Sept;9(6):369-383. Epub 2022 May 9. doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2021.0302