LIVE:ON Kit Update
Sperm Banking by Mail to Preserve Fertility for Cancer Patients
By: Amy Erickson Hagen, MS, Cryogenic Laboratories, Inc.
It has been just over one year since the successful launch of the Live:On Kit which was unveiled in a November 13, 2007 article in The Wall Street Journal. The Live:On Kit reduces the barriers facing cancer patients who wish to bank sperm and allows sperm to be preserved through use of this mail-in sperm banking kit. Today more than 1,500 Live:On kits have been sent to over 1,250 oncology professionals throughout the United States to be available in their offices for cancer patients to bank semen. Thanks to the Live:On kit, the time required to find a clinic, distance of sperm banks from a patient’s home or hospital, and feeling awkward about visiting a sperm banking facility at the emotional time of a cancer diagnosis are all eliminated as obstacles to banking sperm.
Why is it important to preserve fertility prior to treatment? Cancer, itself, can cause infertility depending on its type and stage. Often, cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation or surgery might also cause the individual to become infertile. In recent years, sperm banking has become recognized as an effective way to preserve a boy’s or man's fertility before cancer treatment starts. As long as sperm are successfully frozen and stored in proper conditions, they can survive indefinitely. Sperm that has been frozen for over 25 years has been used successfully to achieve pregnancy. The Live:On kit uses proven methods of successfully freezing sperm to preserve an individual’s fertility.
The Live:On kit has been featured in newspaper articles, television reports, radio discussions, and internet postings. These media outlets have allowed over 7 million people to receive the message that sperm banking prior to cancer treatment is of vital importance and that the Live:On kit can facilitate this storage. To support cancer patients who want to preserve their fertility, Cryogenic Laboratories (CLI) entered into a partnership with two non-profit organizations active in this area: the Lance Armstrong Foundation and Fertile Hope. CLI will donate a portion of the sperm banking and storage fees from the use of the kit to the Lance Armstrong Foundation and Fertile Hope.
The Live:On kit can be ordered by oncology professionals free of charge to be readily available to distribute to newly diagnosed patients seeking a sperm banking option. Live:On kits can be ordered by calling 800/466-2796 or visiting www.liveonkit.com.
By: Amy Erickson Hagen, MS, Cryogenic Laboratories, Inc.
It has been just over one year since the successful launch of the Live:On Kit which was unveiled in a November 13, 2007 article in The Wall Street Journal. The Live:On Kit reduces the barriers facing cancer patients who wish to bank sperm and allows sperm to be preserved through use of this mail-in sperm banking kit. Today more than 1,500 Live:On kits have been sent to over 1,250 oncology professionals throughout the United States to be available in their offices for cancer patients to bank semen. Thanks to the Live:On kit, the time required to find a clinic, distance of sperm banks from a patient’s home or hospital, and feeling awkward about visiting a sperm banking facility at the emotional time of a cancer diagnosis are all eliminated as obstacles to banking sperm.
Why is it important to preserve fertility prior to treatment? Cancer, itself, can cause infertility depending on its type and stage. Often, cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation or surgery might also cause the individual to become infertile. In recent years, sperm banking has become recognized as an effective way to preserve a boy’s or man's fertility before cancer treatment starts. As long as sperm are successfully frozen and stored in proper conditions, they can survive indefinitely. Sperm that has been frozen for over 25 years has been used successfully to achieve pregnancy. The Live:On kit uses proven methods of successfully freezing sperm to preserve an individual’s fertility.
The Live:On kit has been featured in newspaper articles, television reports, radio discussions, and internet postings. These media outlets have allowed over 7 million people to receive the message that sperm banking prior to cancer treatment is of vital importance and that the Live:On kit can facilitate this storage. To support cancer patients who want to preserve their fertility, Cryogenic Laboratories (CLI) entered into a partnership with two non-profit organizations active in this area: the Lance Armstrong Foundation and Fertile Hope. CLI will donate a portion of the sperm banking and storage fees from the use of the kit to the Lance Armstrong Foundation and Fertile Hope.
The Live:On kit can be ordered by oncology professionals free of charge to be readily available to distribute to newly diagnosed patients seeking a sperm banking option. Live:On kits can be ordered by calling 800/466-2796 or visiting www.liveonkit.com.
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