Fertility Preservation
Cryobank Fertility Preservation at Our Durham and Raleigh, NC Fertility Clinics
Patients from Apex, Cary, Chapel Hill, Fayetteville, South Boston, VA, Danville, VA and nationwide who require treatments that may harm future fertility may choose to schedule a consult to discuss cryobank fertility preservation options. For patients anticipating chemotherapy or radiation, cryobank appointments can be scheduled within 1-2 weekdays of the initial request. Several options are available. Sperm and embryo cryobank options are proven methods of fertility preservation that do not require participation in a research protocol.
Sperm Cryobank Options
Candidates: Males who have gone through puberty.
Considerations: Cost: $287 per sample, $200 annual storage fee. Samples vary; patient may store as many samples as possible before cancer treatment.
Embryo Cryobank Options (Embryo Freezing)
Embryo Freezing Candidates: Females who have gone through puberty and have a male partner or females who are willing to use donor sperm.
Considerations: Cost: Embryo Freezing Procedures $9400; Medications $1500 – $4500; $200 annual storage fee. Ovarian stimulation prior to egg retrieval can be tailored to patient’s diagnosis and timeline.
Egg and ovarian tissue banking are investigational fertility preservation methods requiring participation in research protocols that will soon be available at Duke. Research protocols for testicular tissue banking and ovarian suppression are available at other centers.
Freezing Eggs (Egg Banking*)
Freezing Eggs Candidates: Females who have gone through puberty.
Considerations: Ovarian stimulation prior to egg retrieval can be tailored to patient’s diagnosis and timeline.
Ovarian tissue banking*
Candidates: Females before and after puberty.
Considerations: Outpatient laparoscopy required. Future use by ovarian graft or in vitro maturation of eggs from thawed tissue is being studied.
Testicular tissue banking†
Candidates: Males before puberty who do not have sperm in ejaculate.
Considerations: Future use by testicular graft into patient or animal being studied.
Ovarian suppression†
Candidates: Females who have gone through puberty.
Considerations: Conflicting results in small studies to date.
Helping patients from Raleigh, Durham, Apex, Cary, Chapel Hill, Fayetteville, South Boston, VA, Danville, VA and nationwide realize their dream of having a family.
