Fertility & Family Planning

Fertility & Family Planning

Resources on fertility preservation, reproductive health considerations, and available funding options.

Alliance for Fertility Preservation

The Alliance for Fertility Preservation’s mission is to increase information, resources, and access to fertility preservation for cancer patients and the health care professionals who treat them.

American Cancer Society: Cancer During Pregnancy

The American Cancer Society provides an overview of how to make treatment decisions and manage care when cancer is diagnosed during pregnancy.

Cancer and Pregnancy Registry

Dr. Elyce Cardonick of Cooper Medical School established this research program and registry to collect the data needed to optimize cancer treatment for women who are pregnant.

CRISP

CRISP provides evidence-based information on reproductive health, fertility, and family planning for girls, adolescents, young women, and others who have experienced cancer or cancer treatment.

Hope for Two: The Pregnant with Cancer Network

Hope for Two provides free support to women diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy.

LIVESTRONG Fertility

LIVESTRONG Fertility was created for individuals whose cancer diagnosis may affect their ability to create or expand their families, focused on reducing the financial burden of costly fertility preservation.

Save My Fertility

Save My Fertility is a resource for adult cancer patients and for parents of children with cancer who want to learn more about preserving fertility before and during cancer treatment.

Take Charge

Take Charge provides information and guidance to help individuals explore fertility options for building a family in the future.

Team Maggie’s Dream

Through financial assistance grants, Team Maggie’s Dream offsets the burden that young adult cancer patients experience when needing to financially fund fertility preservation and storage fees with very short notice.

UNC AYA Fertility Preservation

Jordan Hunt is the UNC AYA Fertility Preservation Program Director; if you’re a UNC patient who needs fertility preservation assistance or information, please contact the UNC AYA Cancer Program or request a referral to the AYA Cancer Program from your medical team.

Worth the Wait

Worth the Wait empowers adolescent and young adult cancer survivors on their path to parenthood by providing financial support and resources for fertility preservation, family-building treatments, adoption, and surrogacy.