Fertility Preservation Program

Fertility Preservation Program

  • About
  • Approach
  • Services
  • Appointments
  • Resources
  • Locations
  • Providers
  • Doctors

    • While infertility is a distressing side effect of many cancer treatments, the Fertility Preservation Program at the University of Michigan Health Center for Reproductive Medicine gives you options for having the family you always wanted, or adding onto the family you already have

    Our Approach

    Through a multidisciplinary approach involving your oncology, urology and reproductive specialists, we provide counseling and education services to help you understand your options, as well as sperm and egg collection and storage service.

    Services

    The Fertility Preservation Program Provides Patients:

    • Counseling to discuss cancer-related infertility issues
    • The expertise of the Assisted Reproduction Technology laboratory
    • Physician specialists in reproductive endocrinology
    • A nurse counselor, who acts as liaison between the laboratory and Cancer Center physicians, ensuring timely processing of samples
    • Comprehensive educational materials for patients, partners and family members

    We also address information regarding procedural, custody, legal and financial issues, and will assist you through the freezing process in an efficient manner, allowing for minimal delays in cancer treatment.

    Appointment Information

    To make an appointment at the University of Michigan Center for Reproductive Medicine, call 734-763-6295, option 1 today.

    Locations
    • Reproductive Endocrinology Clinic | Briarwood Center for Reproductive Medicine 475 Market Place
      Briarwood Building 1
      Ann Arbor, MI 48108-1649       Get Directions

    Providers

     Search for a U-M Health provider     Lindsay Renee Brennan, MSW

    Lindsay Renee Brennan, MSW

    Social Worker

    Licensed Clinical Social Worker

    Doctors

     Search for a U-M Health doctor     James Michael Dupree, IV, MD

    James Michael Dupree, MD

    Clinical Professor

    Urology

    Erica Elizabeth Marsh, MD

    Erica Elizabeth Marsh, MD, MSCI, FACOG

    Professor

    Reproductive Endocrinology, Obstetrics & Gynecology

    Marie Menke, MD

    Marie Menke, MD

    Clinical Associate Professor

    Obstetrics & Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology

    Michigan Photo

    Dana Alan Ohl, MD

    Professor

    Urology

    John F Randolph, MD

    Professor

    Reproductive Endocrinology, Obstetrics & Gynecology

    Samantha Beth Schon, MD

    Samantha Beth Schon, MD

    Assistant Professor

    Reproductive Endocrinology, Obstetrics & Gynecology

    Yolanda Smith, MD

    Professor

    Reproductive Endocrinology, Obstetrics & Gynecology

    Natalie Clark Stentz, MD

    Natalie Clark Stentz, MD

    Clinical Instructor

    Reproductive Endocrinology, Obstetrics & Gynecology

    Daphna Stroumsa, MD

    Daphna Stroumsa, MD, MPH

    Assistant Professor

    Obstetrics & Gynecology

    News & Stories
    family with dog outside
    Health Lab

    How donor eggs helped one couple build the family they always hoped for

    After learning her chances with her own eggs were low, a Michigan mom turned to donor egg IVF at the U-M Health Center for Reproductive Medicine.
         ferility pink moving time clocks vials pregnancy test baby outline
    Health Lab

    What causes infertility? A doctor answers common questions and clears up misconceptions

    For fertility, timing and age to stress and lifestyle all play a factor. Here, a Michigan Medicine fertility doctor explains what impacts your chances of getting pregnant and when to get help.
         Health Lab Podcast in brackets with a background with a dark blue translucent layers over cells
    Health Lab Podcast

    How Covered is IVF in the United States?

    Analysis of in vitro fertilization policy plans offers a better picture of what kind of access patients actually have.
         drawing of couple with baby on blanket in between them on ground
    Health Lab

    Insurance that covers male infertility procedures improves opportunities for family building

    President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order dedicated to improving and expanding in vitro fertilization care for couples across the United States. A new paper published by the University of Michigan finds that including male infertility care in health insurance coverage mandates is associated with more births; this one was to assist couples having trouble to conceive.
         Health Lab Podcast in brackets with a background with a dark blue translucent layers over cells
    Health Lab Podcast

    Private Equity Investment into IVF

    In a recent paper published in JAMA, researchers find that over 50% of IVF cycles in the United States are now done at fertility clinics affiliated with private equity firms.
         Couple man woman IVF blocks
    Health Lab

    Examining private equity’s role in fertility care

    The percentage of fertility clinics affiliated with private equity firms rose in the past decade, and half of all IVF cycles now occur at such clinics.