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Increasingly, patients with cancer are surviving their disease, and many of these cancer survivors have a desire to have children. Cancer treatment can affect the reproductive systems of both men and women, making conception difficult. However, new treatment options have made it possible for many cancer survivors to conceive.

The Fertility Preservation Center provides information and fertility preservation services to patients suffering from cancer. Our team includes reproductive endocrinologists, urologists, psychologists and genetic counselors, as well as embryologists and experts in gamete (sperm and egg) biology. The staff includes providers from the UCSF Center for Reproductive Health as well as researchers from the UCSF Center for Reproductive Sciences.

Critical decisions regarding cancer treatment are made quickly. For that reason, all patients are seen within 24 to 48 hours of calling our office. Our goal is to educate you about all available options, including your options should you choose not to pursue fertility preservation before your cancer treatment. We want our patients to be able to make an active, informed decision regarding their fertility.

Services

The services we offer include:

• Advanced sperm retrieval
• Assisted reproductive technology
• Complementary and alternative medicine services
• Egg and ovarian tissue freezing (cryopreservation)
• Egg donor program
• Embryo donor program
• Fertility preservation surgery
• In vitro maturation, or IVM
• Mental health services
• Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis
• Sperm freezing (cryopreservation)
• Surrogacy services
• Urology services

Our Staff

Doctors

Dr. Mitchell Rosen, director of the Fertility Preservation Center
Dr. Marcelle Cedars, director of the Center for Reproductive Health
Dr. Shehua Shen, fertility preservation specialist
Dr. Marco Conti, gamete biologist
Dr. Robert Blelloch, gamete biologist
Dr. Mindy Goldman, obstetrician and gynecologist

Nurses

Audra Katz, nurse coordinator
Dennis Troyer, urology nurse coordinator

Other Experts

Xinli Yang, senior embryologist
Diana Laird, researcher, Institute for Regeneration Medicine
Miguel Ramalho-Santos, researcher, Institute for Regeneration Medicine
Laurie Pasch, psychologist
Gina Davis, genetic counselor

Contact Us

All patients will be seen within 24 to 48 hours of calling our office.