Fertility Preservation

What is Fertility Preservation?

Fertility Preservation entails freezing eggs, sperm or embryos in a laboratory and cryopreserving them for future use. Ovarian or testicular tissue can also be cryopreserved.

When is Fertility Preservation used?

Sometimes people choose fertility preservation because they want to delay building a family until they feel the situation is right for their personal timeline. Maybe it’s to pursue their career, accommodate the demands of military deployment, or just wait for that special partner. 

Unfortunately, some patients opt for fertility preservation because of a medical situation that could impact their fertility – like early menopause, or, commonly, cancer treatment. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy have adverse effects on fertility. Ideally, patients can complete fertility preservation within a few weeks, before cancer treatments begin. 

What does Fertility Preservation entail?

Our fertility preservation services include:

  • Egg Cryopreservation/Egg Freezing
  • Sperm Cryopreservation/Sperm Freezing
  • Embryo Cryopreservation/Embryo Banking