No: it is not a requirement. However, we will ask if you have considered this in your initial assessments and recommend that you discuss this with the important people in your life. 

There are different private options and if you need support in finding these, then we can help you with that. There are no public funding options available in Ireland. 

There are different private options and if you need support in finding these, then we can help you with that. There are no public funding options available in Ireland. 

Adoption services in Ireland in general are limited. This is something to consider when family planning.  A member of the team can talk to you about this in more detail.

The long-term effects of hormones on fertility are unknown and therefore fertility preservation should be considered prior to commencing hormones. It is possible that taking hormones will make it impossible to become pregnant or have a biologically related child. This should be considered prior to starting  your hormone transition.

However, it is the case that trans people have become pregnant or had biological children following their hormonal transition. This has happened many years after starting hormones in many cases. 

Hormones used in a hormonal transition are not contraceptives. Therefore, if you do not want to become pregnant or have children, then you should use contraception if you are having sex that could result in pregnancy.