Questions to ask about fertility preservation
The following questions below may help you think about what is important to you about these fertility preservation options. Writing down your thoughts will help you talk with your cancer and fertility care teams to help plan your care before you start cancer treatment.
- Does my cancer type or cancer treatment affect what fertility preservation option I can have?
- Can I check if I am fertile before I start cancer treatment?
- Why do I need to make a fertility preservation decision now?
- Do I have time to have fertility preservation treatment before starting my cancer treatment?
- Is there anything that can be done during my cancer treatment to help protect my fertility?
- How long is it safe for me to delay starting cancer treatment?
- Will having fertility preservation treatment delay my cancer treatment? If so, what effect could this have on my chance of recovering from cancer?
- Will I have to pay for my fertility preservation treatment?
- Will I have to pay for storing and using my eggs, embryos or ovarian tissue in the future?
