{"id":603,"date":"1000-01-01T04:00:00","date_gmt":"1000-01-01T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/urology\/?page_id=603"},"modified":"2018-05-02T13:45:18","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T17:45:18","slug":"fertility-preservation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/adult-non-cancer\/male-fertility\/fertility-preservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Fertility Preservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_wrap_right no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Why_is_it_important_to_think_about_fertility_preservation_when_you_have_cancer\">Why is it important to think about fertility preservation when you have cancer?<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#How_does_cancer_treatment_affect_fertility\">How does cancer treatment affect fertility?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#How_can_your_ºÚÁÏÍø_team_help_with_fertility_preservation\">How can your ºÚÁÏÍø team help with fertility preservation?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#What_are_the_next_steps\">What are the next steps?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h2><span id=\"Why_is_it_important_to_think_about_fertility_preservation_when_you_have_cancer\">Why is it important to think about fertility preservation when you have cancer?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Fertility can be impaired by some cancer treatments.<\/li>\n<li>With certain types of cancer, fertility can be affected even before treatment.<\/li>\n<li>The best time to talk about fertility preservation is before cancer treatment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"How_does_cancer_treatment_affect_fertility\">How does cancer treatment affect fertility?<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and some surgeries can cause decreased fertility.<\/li>\n<li>Fertility problems can occur right away or months after treatment.<\/li>\n<li>Fertility problems can be temporary or permanent.<\/li>\n<li>The impact that cancer treatment may have on your fertility depends on many factors including:\n<ul>\n<li>Type and total dose of chemotherapy<\/li>\n<li>Dose and location of radiation therapy<\/li>\n<li>Site of surgery<\/li>\n<li>Your fertility status before treatment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"How_can_your_ºÚÁÏÍø_team_help_with_fertility_preservation\">How can your ºÚÁÏÍø team help with fertility preservation?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Andrology Laboratory at ºÚÁÏÍø Fertility may be able to preserve a man\u2019s fertility with storage of semen by cryopreservation (\u201csperm banking\u201d).<\/li>\n<li>Discuss the options with your cancer provider, and if you are interested, please call <a href=\"http:\/\/uncfertility.com\">ºÚÁÏÍø Fertility<\/a> at 919-908-0000 to make an appointment to discuss sperm banking.<\/li>\n<li>The team at ºÚÁÏÍø fertility will explain the nature of semen analysis, sperm banking, and current assisted reproductive technologies available to you.<\/li>\n<li>You will be informed of the quality of the provided specimen and the final decision to store the specimen is ultimately up to you in the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"What_are_the_next_steps\">What are the next steps?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are interested in more information, please let your cancer provider know as soon as possible.<\/li>\n<li>Please call ºÚÁÏÍø Fertility at 919-908-0000 to schedule an appointment for a \u2018sperm<br \/>\ncryopreservation\u2019 and consultation with a fertility provider.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uncfertility.com\">ºÚÁÏÍø Fertility<\/a> is located in Raleigh, near the airport in Briar Creek at 7290 ACC Blvd, Raleigh NC<br \/>\n27617.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why is it important to think about fertility preservation when you have cancer? 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