Fertility Preservation for Cancer Patients: “We Need to Foot the Bill ”

Fertility Preservation for Cancer Patients: “We Need to Foot the Bill”

A 27-year-young G0 P0 female presented to the office for a consultation on fertility preservation after a referral from her oncologist with her friend as her sole medical supporter. She was distraught by a recent medical diagnosis of cancer, but leaned in as we broached the subject of possibly losing her fertility. We sat for about an hour discussing the likelihood of damage to her reproductive functioning and the options available to attempted to preserve her fertility.