Sperm freezing to preserve reproductive potential for the future.

YOUNG MEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER: MLFC offers a fertility preservation program which includes sperm cryopreservation and storage for males who have been recently diagnosed with an illness where drug and treatment or surgery would result in their being infertile (cancer, chemotherapeutic agents for other conditions, etc.). Our center has an arrangement with CHOP – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia – to expediciously accommodate young men diagnosed with cancer.  We are aware of the urgency and importance of this service, and our staff will treat you with compassion and sensitivity. We have recently become a Sharing Hope Center, a program developed by Fertile Hope. This is the first-ever national program to help reduce costs of fertility preservation for cancer patients who are in need of financial assistance. The program administration is funded by the Lance Armstrong Foundation.  Please feel free to contact Jan Kozak by calling 484-337-8957 if you have any questions.

SPERM FREEZING BEFORE VASECTOMY:  MLFC offers sperm cryopreservation before he undergoes a vasectomy procedure by a urologist.  Call 484-337-8957 to schedule a semen freezing appointment.

SPERM FREEZING FOR IUI OR IVF CYCLE: If the husband or partner will be out of town when an intrauterine insemination (IUI) or in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure is scheduled, he can schedule a semen freezing appointment ahead of time.  The sample can be thawed and used for future cycles.

SPERM FREEZING AFTER EPIDIDYMAL OR TESTICULAR BIOPSY: If a urologist has recommended  a diagnostic epididymal or testicular biopsy to determine if sperm are being produced, the procedure can be performed at the Main Line Fertility Center.  If viable sperm are seen, these sperm can be frozen for future IVF cycles.

Please call the MLFC Andrology Laboratory in Bryn Mawr at 484-337-8957 or email kozakj@mainlinefertility.com for more information about sperm freezing.