Fertility Care and Preservation

Patient Resources

Resources for Patients and Families

The Comprehensive Fertility Care & Preservation Program at Cincinnati Children’s believes that supplying educational resources to patients and families is essential to help them learn more about fertility preservation. This information is meant to help patients and families make informed decisions regarding fertility preservation.

Websites & Suggested Readings

• Pediatric Oncofertility: A Comprehensive Review: Watch a video presentation of the Comprehensive Fertility Care and Preservation Team at Cincinnati Children’s discuss strategies in preserving fertility in pediatric oncology patients and other at-risk children.
• Livestrong: Becoming a Parent after Cancer: Helps cancer patients and survivors understand their fertility risks and options, and get access to fertility preservation discounts.
• Save My Fertility: An online fertility preservation toolkit for patients and their providers.
• Oncofertility Consortium: A national, interdisciplinary initiative designed to explore the reproductive future of cancer survivors.
• UC Center for Reproductive Health: A comprehensive patient care and research center focused on fertility in Greater Cincinnati.
• Verna’s Purse: Financial assistance program available to cancer survivors faced with economic challenges. If you question whether you can afford to preserve your fertility or afford to maintain your specimens already in storage, apply to see if you qualify for assistance.
• Alliance Group: A tool that allows cancer patients to search for fertility preservation services in their area, and request appointments through a secure online system.
• Children’s Oncology Group: Guidelines for female health issues and male health issues after treatment for childhood cancer.
• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Center for Fertility and Reproductive Endocrinology: The University of Pittsburgh is where male cryopreserved testicular tissue is sent for study.