Fertility Preservation Network Sponsors Cancer Fundraising Events

June 24, 2011 - PRLog -- ReproTech, Ltd., a cryobank specializing in long-term storage of human reproductive tissue (sperm, eggs, embryos and ovarian and testicular tissue), was proud to recently sponsor the “Survive the 5…K” race in Savannah, GA.  ReproTech employees and their families and friends participated in the successful event, presented by the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion Foundation at St. Joseph’s/Candler Hospital to benefit cancer survivors and the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

ReproTech regularly sponsors or contributes funds to cancer fundraising events in the areas where its employees and three regional facilities reside, Ft. Lauderdale/Coconut Creek, Florida; Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; and Reno, Nevada.  Previous cancer fundraising events sponsored by ReproTech, Ltd. include various Susan G. Komen for the Cure events throughout the U.S.; Reno, Nevada’s My Hometown Heroes Scholarship Fund for Young Cancer Survivors event; and La Tomatina en Reno, tagged as one of the “biggest food fights in the world”.   ReproTech will be contributing funds for additional upcoming 2011 events, including the Hartford & RE/MAX Results Breast Cancer Ride in August and the Pancreatic Action Network’s PurpleRide Twin Cities, in September.

ReproTech, Ltd.’s Fertility Preservation Network, www.fertilitypreservation.com, is comprised of top fertility centers around the U.S. and Caribbean.  This growing network of centers provides much needed fertility preservation services to cancer patients prior to the initiation of oncology treatments.  The Network now includes members in 34 states and the Caribbean.  ReproTech, Ltd. also offers a sperm banking by air kit, www.overnitemalekit.com, for males who may be unable to visit a clinic due to illness or location.  Financial Assistance programs are available though ReproTech, Ltd.’s Verna’s Purse program, www.vernaspurse.org, or LIVESTRONG’s Sharing Hope programs.

About ReproTech, Ltd.

ReproTech Ltd., was founded in 1990 for the purpose of providing long-term cryostorage services and now operates regional cryostorage facilities in Florida, Minnesota, and Nevada.  More information on ReproTech, Ltd is available at www.reprotech.com or
888-489-8944.  Information specific to the Fertility Preservation Network and its members may be found at www.fertilitypreservation.com.

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ReproTech has specialized in long-term cryostorage and transportation of reproductive tissues since 1990. Network members offer fertility preservation services, and Auto Transfer Management enables IVF centers to eliminate future abandoned specimens.