Sperm Freezing & Semen Storage in Los Angeles
Preserve your fertility with our trusted sperm freezing and semen storage services at our Southern California fertility clinic.
Preserving your fertility offers profound peace of mind, providing flexible family planning options for the future. Whether you are facing upcoming medical treatments, navigating a high-risk career, or simply proactively choosing to protect your reproductive timeline, sperm freezing and long-term cryopreservation offer reliable, highly effective solutions. At Reproductive Fertility Center, our state-of-the-art laboratories are equipped with advanced freezing technology to securely preserve sperm quality for future use in fertility services.
Led by Dr. Peyman Saadat, a premier fertility specialist with 30+ years of dedicated experience, our team is committed to providing compassionate, confidential, and cost-effective care. With convenient Southern California locations in West Hollywood and Corona, we make the process of safeguarding your future family seamless and stress-free.
Top Reasons to Consider Sperm Freezing & Storage
Choosing to freeze sperm is a proactive step that protects your options for the future. While general benefits include the long-term preservation of sperm quality, there are several specific medical, professional, and personal reasons why men choose cryopreservation:
- Before Undergoing Cancer Therapies: Medical treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation can cause temporary or permanent infertility. Freezing sperm prior to oncology treatments securely preserves your reproductive options.
- Prior to Prostate or Testicular Surgeries: Procedures like a prostatectomy or testicular surgery can sometimes lead to sterility or cause retrograde ejaculation (where semen redirects into the bladder). Cryopreservation ensures your reproductive capabilities remain intact before surgery.
- Before Having a Vasectomy: Life circumstances change. Freezing a sample before a vasectomy provides an insurance policy, allowing you to expand your family later without the need for a complex vasectomy reversal surgery.
- During Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Cycles: Storing sperm ensures a high-quality sample is available at the exact, critical moment it’s needed for procedures like IUI or IVF. It is also used to freeze samples obtained via surgical sperm retrieval, preventing the need for multiple surgeries.
- High-Risk Occupations: Men working in professions with routine exposure to extreme heat, radiation, or toxic chemicals face elevated risks of sudden or gradual sterility.
- Managing Low Sperm Count or Quality: For patients undergoing fertility treatments, higher-quality samples can be frozen and "pooled" over multiple collections. This increases the total sperm count and improves the likelihood of achieving a successful pregnancy via ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection).
- Ejaculatory Dysfunction: Conditions like spinal cord injuries can make ejaculation difficult or cause sperm quality to decline over time. Preserving healthy sperm as early as possible dramatically safeguards future fertility chances.
- Travel or Scheduling Conflicts: Sperm freezing allows the female partner to move forward with her precise reproductive schedule on time, even if the male partner is absent due to military deployment, travel, or strict work commitments.
Sperm Cryopreservation Procedure
The process in which a male store and banks his sperm is a relatively quick and easy process. Our experienced staff will be walking you throughout the entire process to ensure your preparation, analysis, and preservation of sperm.
When working with Reproductive Fertility Center, this is what to expect when cryopreserving your sperm:
Obtaining the Semen Sample
Semen samples are collected in a sterile container. It is recommended that patients abstain for at least three days, but not more than ten days. In patients who cannot ejaculate on their own, samples can be collected using vibratory stimulation or testicular sperm aspiration.
Semen Analysis
Once collected, semen samples are analyzed for volume, viscosity and pH levels, and microscopically evaluated to determine motility, sperm count, morphology and other important factors.
Semen/Sperm Cryopreservation
Cryoprotectant is added to the semen to control sperm damage caused by freezing. The specimen is then divided into individual cryo-vials, placed into liquid nitrogen vapor for 3 hours, and then plunged into liquid nitrogen. At a temperature of -196°C all metabolic activity is halted. Semen can thus be preserved for many years.
Reach out for your Sperm Freezing Consultation Today!
To request more information regarding your Sperm Freezing and Sperm Storage treatments, we recommend contacting us online or at 310-881-8846 to get started. Our experienced staff and double-board certified doctor are happy to help guide you throughout the entire process.
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“Eternally Grateful”
It is amazing what a difference a year can make. Last year we were feeling depressed and anxious and unsure about whether or not this would happen for us. This year we are expecting the birth of our first child. Dr. Saadat is amazing. You will feel the difference right away between his office and any other office around. They must make it a rule there to only hire friendly, compassionate people because everyone there was so sweet – especially all the nurses. Thanks again for everything guys!
"Felt Welcome From the Start"
I wanted to say thank you to the entire staff for making us feel welcome to our first visit especially on a Saturday. We met with Dr. Sadaat and was very informative and took time with us with all of our questions. For the financial department, Melissa was very helpful with keeping in contact with us regarding any paperwork that we needed as well as with setting our appointment. We do look forward for treatment with Dr. Saadat.
"The Solution to Our Problems"
We just celebrated our son’s first birthday, and thought we should send out warm wishes to Dr. Saadat and his team as well. Without them this would not have been possible. We had “unexplained” infertility issues and the first clinic we went to was not very friendly and we felt like we were just another “cycle”. Dr. Saadat was always willing to answer questions and the nurses there were terrific. I felt like everyone in the office was on our side, and that makes a huge difference. So thank you to everyone from Anna, Michael and Alex.
"One Big Thank You"
Dr Saadat is very open and accommodating to my financial and medical concerns. He doesn’t force unnecessary tests like other places do. He’s a very nice and efficient reproductive endocrinologist.
"Helpful in Every Way"
We traveled across the world to be treated by Dr. Saadat. My wife was not able to have babies and we could not get an answer from Doctors in our country why. It is also important in our culture that our first baby be male. Dr. Saadat was able to help my wife get pregnant and make sure that we had a baby boy. They were helpful in every way and we felt comfortable even though we are not from the United States. Everyone was patient and understanding and respectful. We will be back in a few years to grow our family.
"It's Never Too Late!"
All I can say is do not give up hope! I was 43 when I got pregnant for the first time. I had honestly been trying for years. I now have 3 beautiful children, a 6 year old girl and 3 year old twins – a boy and a girl. I feel blessed every day. It can happen. Thank you Dr. Saadat.
"The Perfect Fit for the Job"
I came to Dr. Saadat’s office because I felt like the Doctor I was working with was not a good fit. It isn’t that they were doing anything wrong but I did not feel a connection. This is such a personal type of medical treatment, and I want the people helping me to make me feel cared for. Dr. Saadat’s approach is also a bit different – he does all the ultrasounds himself – which is very reassuring. His staff is great, and his bedside manner is comforting. I am thankful for everything they all did, and thankful everyday for my daughter!
Start your Journey with a Southern California Fertility Specialist
To better service our patients, we have several locations in West Hollywood, Riverside, and Glendora. We also offer private transportation arrangements to in-home care, and nearly everything in-between. Concierge Services will take care of many of the details for you.