A clinic in Nova Scotia, Canada, Atlantic Fertility, is offering fertility preservation to young cancer patients about to undergo chemotherapy or radiation. This includes freezing ovarian or testicular tissues. The treatments used for childhood cancers can cause fertility issues in adulthood, so this service aims to preserve fertility for when the patients are ready to start families. Techniques can vary depending on age. For adolescents, typical egg retrieval or semen collection options may be recommended. For younger patients, ovarian or testicular tissue cryopreservation may be suggested. While the service isn’t free, funding may be available through the IWK Health Centre. Ovarian tissue cryopreservation costs $4,150, while testicular tissue cryopreservation is $2,200. An annual storage fee for either type of sample is $475. The survival rate of frozen eggs through the thawing process is high at about 90 per cent.