AYA Resources

What is Fertility Preservation?

For people who have ovaries, fertility preservation can mean:

• Freezing egg(s). Your eggs are saved in a freezer (cryopreserved) so you can increase your chances of having your own biological baby in the future.
• Freezing embryo(s). Your egg is fertilized with sperm from a partner or a donor through in vitro fertilization. The fertilized egg forms an embryo (the first stage of a baby’s growth) before freezing.

The more eggs or embryos you freeze, the higher your rate of success for a pregnancy.

For people who produce sperm, fertility preservation means storing sperm - ideally that has not been exposed to cancer treatment - in a sperm bank. You may decide to freeze more than one sample.​

AYA Webinar Recordings

 

Cancer and Fertility: Unfiltered

Webinar series hosted by Mount Sinai Fertility, Women's College Hospital, and Princess Margaret AYA and Psychosocial Oncology programs.

• Webinar 1: Information For New Diagnosis: Those With Testes
• Webinar 2: Information For New Diagnosis: Those With Ovaries
• Webinar 3: Menopause & Hormones
• Slides for Webinar 4: Managing Uncertainty (Anxiety) about Fertility
• Webinar 5: Alternatives for Growing Your Family After Treatment Part 1 & Part 2

Programs & Services

• Ontario Fertility Program - Government-funded fertility services are available to eligible patients.
• Fertility (Mount Sinai)
• Sperm Banking (Mount Sinai)
• Cancer Knowledge Network - Oncofertility Referral Network - Contains links to fertility clinics across Canada (click on "For Patients: List of Fertility Clinics"). It is a nationwide platform that links patients, physicians, and fertility clinics. Resources for patients and physicians on fertility are also available.
• Fertile Future - Fertility Preservation Resources - Provides educational resources and financial support for individuals going through fertility preservation before cancer treatment.
• Power of Hope Cost Reduction Program (Fertile Future)