Cancer and Fertility

According to a report released from the National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health and the American Cancer Society for the first time in decades, cancer survival rates are on the rise. This good news allows many patients to deal with issues that go beyond just survival. One of the main issues is how the cancer therapies will affect the cancer patient's fertility.

This is a very important question for patients to explore before, during and after cancer therapies such as chemotherapy, radiation and some hormonal therapies which can cause irreversible damage to the reproductive system.

Fertility Specialists of Houston wants cancer patients to know there are options for men and women dealing with cancer treatment to successfully preserve their fertility even if they are not ready to have children at this time.

Fertility Specialist of Houston offer pre-treatment options such as for women; in vitro maturation, egg and embryo freezing, ovarian tissue freezing, ovarian transposition. For men there are testicular sperm extraction, testicular tissue freezing and sperm banking.

During Treatment Fertility Specialist of Houston offer gonadotropin agonist therapy for women.

And finally, they offer post-treatment options such as for men testicular sperm extraction and for women In Vitro fertilization, Oocyte Donation Program (egg donation), donor embryos and gestational carriers' options.

Additionally Fertility Specialist of Houston is a proud partner of Fertile Hope, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to providing reproductive information, support and hope to cancer patients whose medical treatments present the risk of infertility.

Please contact us to set-up an appointment to learn more about the latest options available.