Fertility Preservation

The past decade has brought tremendous advancements in fertility treatment. Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), first available at only a handful of clinics in 1994, is now available in almost every metropolitan area.  Egg freezing success has significantly improved and is more readily available. Current research on ovarian tissue cryopreservation is yielding exciting results. These advancements have given hope for the long-term reproductive life of cancer patients. High-profile individuals such as cancer survivor Lance Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner, used fertility preservation to ensure future parenthood.

ReproTech who has led the way in reproductive tissue storage has a Network of Freezing Centers that is available to provide cryopreservation services nationwide.  These centers are specifically skilled at providing these services and understand the urgent nature of serving oncology patients.  For more information on the freezing and storage of each tissue type, click on the links below.

Please note:

• Sperm banking appointments are available for scheduling within 1 to 3 days of the initial call.  While it is advantageous for patients to bank all semen specimens prior to beginning therapies that can result in sterility, recent studies have shown that viable samples can be collected in the early stages of some treatments.
• Overnite Male makes it possible for patients who can't get to a freezing center to bank their sperm by air (read more»»)
• Cryopreservation options for women are available at a limited number of centers and do require significant coordination between the fertility specialists, oncology clinic and patient.
• Financial Assistance for Cancer Patients is available through two programs;
  • LiveStrong's Sharing Hope program is available through many of the members of ReproTech's network
  • ReproTech's financial assistance program, Verna's Purse, is available for cancer survivors who have already banked their specimens and for individuals who visit centers which are not enrolled in the Sharing Hope program.

For more information on Fertility Preservation, please use the link below.  If you have further questions or need assistance in finding a center, please call (888) 831-2765 (West), (888) 489-8944 (Midwest) or (888) 953-9669 (East).

 ReproTech’s educational pages on Fertility Preservation.