Measures to preserve fertility in the presence of cancer

Various measures are available for women and men to protect fertility before cancer therapy. The desire to have children should be included in the treatment decision. There is usually sufficient time before treatment begins to make arrangements for future family planning.

For women:

• Freezing of fertilized eggs (This measure requires postponement of cancer treatment for at least 2 weeks).
• Freezing of unfertilized eggs
• Freezing of harvested ovarian tissue
• Moving ovaries out of the radiation field
• Taking certain medications for possible preservation of fertility

The therapies should be performed in a specialized clinic. We will inform and advise you.

For men:

• Sperm freezing
• Freezing of testicular tissue