As you have received a serious diagnosis that may require treatments such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy, we would like to offer you our support.

The FertiPROTEKT Network brings together specialised (reproductive) centres across German-speaking countries (Germany, Switzerland and Austria) that can support you in preserving your fertility and support you if you want to have children in the future.

This does not necessarily mean that you will be unable to conceive naturally after your treatment. However, we offer individualised advice and, where appropriate and desired, can provide additional options to support a future wish for a pregnancy once your treatment has been completed.

In most cases, there is no medical reason preventing a future pregnancy once your treating doctors (usually your oncologist) have given their approval and an appropriate waiting period has passed (typically more than two years without recurrence in cases of cancer).

The third revised edition (2026) of the FertiPROTEKT book Fertility Preservation and Endocrine Follow-up Care for Oncological and Non-Oncological Conditions – A Practical Guide is now available free of charge. It provides comprehensive information on fertility preservation for a range of malignant and benign conditions.

This practical guide has been developed collaboratively by 57 authors and reflects the current state of scientific knowledge in the field.

The reference book will be available to download.

You can also use our service to find your nearest centre.