For cancer patients who need treatment that may impact their ability to have children, the Rogel Cancer Center partners with the Fertility Preservation Program.  We follow a team approach to care, with a focus on long term outcomes. We recognize that there is no right or wrong answers as a patient evaluates whether to preserve fertility. That is why the clinic also welcomes patients who are still considering the pros and cons of fertility preservation.

As part of the Center for Reproductive Medicine, we use the only proven technique for post-puberty egg preservation, sperm and testicular tissue collection and storage. We are the only fully-integrated, interdisciplinary clinic in Michigan for cancer patients who wish to preserve their fertility before treatment begins. Reproductive specialists on the team include:

• Embryologists
• Urologists
• Reproductive endocrinologist
• Fertility Preservation Coordinator

Additional support includes:

• Individual mental health support through our dedicated social workers
• Access to support groups
• Financial support through the clinic’s partnerships
• Participation in clinical trials
• On-site storage for tissue preservation
• Continuity of care -- patients can come back for assistive reproductive techniques when it is time to conceive
• Access to both established and experimental techniques that are on the forefront of science

The first appointment includes medical history, physical exam and blood work, family building goals, understanding the cancer therapy timeline, presentation of options, discussion of cost/insurance coverage, offer of access to mental health support and counseling, and time to answer questions.

Contact our Fertility Preservation Coordinator with questions and/or to make an appointment:

Telephone: 734-763-4323
Email: [email protected]

• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
• Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer
• American Cancer Society
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) - Cancer.Net
• Repro Tech: provides long-term storage of reproductive tissue
• Livestrong Fertility

Fertility Resources for the LGBTQ+ Community:

• Escape AYA Cancer: LGBTQI2+ Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Support
• Stanford Medicine's Roadmap to Parenthood (Oncology Specific)
• List of LGBTQ+ Affirming Resources
• Our Family Coalition
• UCSF Transgender Care: While not fertility specific, this is a great resource for fertility specialists and those who provide care for reproductive/gender-centric cancers on how to be more inclusive in their practice and treatment of trans patients.
• Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary People
• Queering Cancer: Canada Based organization - Information database of all information relating to LGBTQI2S+ Identity and Cancer
• Articles listed in the database relating to LGBTQ+ Cancer Patient Fertility
• I'm Not Done Yet Foundation: AYA Cancer organization (LGBTQ+ Allies). They are interested in working with Escape in the realm of OncoFertility.
• Peer-to-Peer Support and Fertility Preservation in Partnership With Duke University