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Fertility Preservation Considerations for Transgender Youth (Part 1)

Fertility Preservation Considerations for Transgender Youth (Part 1)

by Jennifer Orwig | Jan 21, 2020 | Fertility Preservation

A 2017 study titled Age of Individuals Who Identify as Transgender in the United States showed an estimated 0.7 percent of youth ages 13-17, or 150,000, identify as transgender in the United States, and a more recent CDC study reported 1.8% of students enrolled in 19...
4 Types of People Who Should Seriously Consider Fertility Preservation

4 Types of People Who Should Seriously Consider Fertility Preservation

by Jennifer Orwig | Nov 14, 2017 | Fertility Preservation

Fertility preservation is the cryopreservation or freezing of eggs, embryos, sperm, or other reproductive tissue in order to protect your future options of building a family. While everyone’s reasons for preserving their fertility are different, their goal is...
4 Things to Know About Fertility Preservation Before Cancer Treatment

4 Things to Know About Fertility Preservation Before Cancer Treatment

by Jennifer Orwig | Oct 24, 2017 | Fertility Preservation

With a diagnosis of cancer comes a wide range of emotions, as well as many important decisions and questions. Typically, your main focus is to explore your treatment options such as radiation, chemotherapy, or surgery. One area that you may not think about, however,...
Sperm Cryopreservation: What Men Need to Know

Sperm Cryopreservation: What Men Need to Know

by Jennifer Orwig | Oct 10, 2017 | Fertility Preservation

Sperm cryopreservation has revolutionized the field of assisted reproduction. Cryopreserving (freezing) sperm avoids the need for additional surgery in couples undergoing repeated in vitro fertilization injection cycles. Moreover, it provides hope for men with...
Fertility Preservation for Children Diagnosed With Cancer

Fertility Preservation for Children Diagnosed With Cancer

by Jennifer Orwig | Aug 16, 2017 | Fertility Preservation

Diagnoses of cancer in children are devastating, and patients and their families can be overwhelmed with the immediate diagnosis and treatment of the disease. While survival rates for many childhood cancers have increased dramatically over the past 40 years,...
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