Preserving your fertility involves freezing your eggs, sperm, embryos or reproductive tissue so that you can hopefully have a biological family in the future.

If you’re having certain types of cancer treatment, including chemotherapy or radiotherapy, you might want to consider freezing your eggs, sperm or embryos. This is because some of the drugs used in cancer treatment can cause infertility, especially in high doses.

Not everyone feels ready for parenthood at the same time. You might want to preserve your fertility because you haven’t met the right partner, you don’t feel financially or emotionally ready, or you have other life plans you want to pursue.