FAQs
Have questions about IVF and infertility? We have answers.
Cancer
In the United States there are approximately 800,000 reproductive-aged men and women who have cancer, many of whom have concerns about their fertility.
Latest News and Research
- ASRM Today: Testicular Cancer with Dr. Kathleen Hwang
- Fertility and Sterility On Air–Live from ESHRE: Part 1
- SART Fertility Experts - Medically Indicated Fertility Preservation
- ASRM Supports AB 2029
- Fertility and Sterility On Air– TOC: October 2022
- Fertility and Sterility On Air–Live from ESHRE: Part 2
- Fertility and Sterility On Air - TOC: March 2023
- Fertility and Sterility On Air – TOC: May 2022
Patient Resources
- Fertility Preservation for Cancer Patients - a patient education video
- Noncontraceptive Benefits of Birth Control Pills
- Male cancer, cryopreservation, and fertility 男性癌症、冷冻保存和生育力
- What is In Vitro Maturation (IVM)?
- Hormone Birth Control Pills Are Used For More Than Contraception
- Female Cancers, Cryopreservation, and Fertility
- Male Cancer, Cryopreservation, and Fertility
- Female cancer, cryopreservation, and infertility 女性癌症、冷冻保存和生育能力
- Cancer masculino criopreservacion y fertilidad (Male cancer, cryopreservation, and fertility)
- Cancer feminino criopreservation y fertilidad (Female cancer, cryopreservation, and fertility)
- Delaware
- Does My Age Affect My Fertility?
- FAQs Related to COVID-19
- Q: Should I take steps to avoid pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic?
- Q: Will postponing my care affect my ability to have a child?
- Q: I hear that elective medical procedures in my geographic area are supposed to stop; are IVF and other fertility treatments considered "elective"?
- Q: Can my clinic prevent me from getting infected by screening patients and staff?
- Q: Is there a risk that my cycle could be cancelled if I proceed with treatment now?
- Q: Are my frozen embryos, eggs, or sperm safe?
- Q: I have been diagnosed with cancer and chemotherapy is recommended. Can I still attempt to freeze my eggs (or sperm if male)?
- Q: If I get sick or test positive for COVID-19, when is it safe to become pregnant?
- Q: I’m pregnant. Is there a risk that a COVID-19 infection will affect my pregnancy outcome?
- Q: What is the risk that a COVID-19 infection will affect my unborn child?
- Q: This year has been very difficult to handle and I’m having a hard time. What resources are available to me?
- Q: What do we know about the COVID-19 Vaccine and Pregnancy?
- Q: Should I get the COVID19 vaccine?
- Q: Can I get COVID from the vaccine?
- Q: Will the vaccine affect my existing medical conditions?
- Q: I am nervous about the vaccine side effects.
- Q: Can I still transmit the virus to other people even when I am vaccinated and protected?
- Q: How safe is the COVID-19 vaccine? Should I get it if I am trying to conceive?
- Q: Can my Reproductive Endocrinologist require that I get the COVID-19 vaccine before I do fertility treatment?
Publications
- Reproductive and hormonal considerations in women at increased risk for hereditary gynecologic cancers: SGO and ASRM Evidence-Based Review (2019)
- The role of immunotherapy in in vitro fertilization: a guideline (2018)
- Micro-presentation: Fertility Preservation in Patients Undergoing Gonadotoxic Therapy or Gonadectomy
- Fertility preservation and reproduction in patients facing gonadotoxic therapies: an Ethics Committee opinion (2018)
- A decade after the Women's Health Initiative—the experts do agree (2012)
- Fertility drugs and cancer: a guideline (2016)
- Fertility preservation in patients undergoing gonadotoxic therapy or gonadectomy: a committee opinion (2019)
