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Verna’s Purse · About this organization

What you get

70% off your annual storage for 3 years: eggs/sperm/tissue $425→$127.50 ($638→$191.40 if potentially infectious), embryos $465→$139.50 ($731→$219.30 if potentially infectious). Shipping: $400→$160 per tank.

How to start

Choose the form for your child’s stored samples. Sign it, add your tax return and email or fax the packet to the Reprotech office handling the samples.

Good to know

  • The January 2026 rates can change. Blood tests are required before transfer, and extra quarantine charges can apply.
  • The decision usually takes 1–2 weeks. This discount is for samples already stored or being transferred.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Open

Your child’s stored fertility samples can cost less to keep at Reprotech. Verna’s Purse reduces storage fees and the charge to ship samples from another facility. You still pay the discounted bill, and your medical team helps confirm the treatment-related risk to fertility.

Go to the official program ↗

What help you may get

Medical And Insurance Costs

Annual storage discount

You receive a 70% reduction in annual storage charges for three years. The January 2026 annual prices are $127.50 for standard egg, sperm or tissue storage and $191.40 for potentially infectious storage. Embryo storage costs $139.50 standard or $219.30 potentially infectious, subject to later fee changes.

Amount decided by the program · Recurring

Can cover

  • Oocyte storage
  • Ovarian tissue storage
  • Semen storage
  • Testicular tissue storage
  • Embryo storage
  • A fee discount, not a cash award. January 1, 2026 regular→discounted annual charges: gametes/tissue $425→$127.50 standard and $638→$191.40 potentially infectious, embryos $465→$139.50 standard and $731→$219.30 potentially infectious. The 70% reduction lasts three years. Charges can change at invoicing.

Medical And Insurance Costs

Shipping discount

Shipping your child’s stored samples from another facility to Reprotech costs $160 per tank instead of $400 at the January 2026 rate. The fee can change before shipment.

Amount decided by the program

Can cover

  • Transfer of stored specimens to Reprotech
  • The published January 1, 2026 charge is $160 per shipping tank after discount, compared with a $400 regular charge. This is the amount you pay, not a grant paid to you.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. Published diagnosis scope "any_pediatric_cancer"; GPT Pro intake run04 read B-ALL as eligible.

Age

The program does not publish an age limit.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

  • US citizenship or permanent residency is required.
  • An oncologist or reproductive endocrinologist determines whether the prescribed treatment risks infertility.
  • Your oncologist and reproductive endocrinologist determine whether fertility preservation or fertility treatment is medically appropriate.
  • Your samples must already be in storage at Reprotech or be transferring there for long-term storage.

Financial need is required.

  • Adjusted gross income must be below $75,000 for a single person or $100,000 for a married household. The embryo form uses “couple” and requests both returns when applicable. The form asks for a three-year average plus the most recent federal return. Ask Reprotech which income period controls if the result differs.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

No residence restriction is published.

  • Eligibility criteria (both application forms): "US Citizen or Permanent Resident". No state or region limit is printed; specimens must be at, or transferring to, Reprotech for long-term storage.

Where your child is treated

Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.

How to get started

Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.

Who can start: Parent Or Guardian, Patient

  1. Choose the application for the type of samples your child has stored and complete the consent form.
  2. Confirm the treatment-related fertility risk and whether fertility preservation is medically appropriate.
  3. Attach the most recent federal tax return or proof of non-filing and send the packet to your storage office.
  4. Arrange for the required infectious-disease blood-test results to reach Reprotech before the samples arrive.
  5. Reprotech reviews your packet and tells you its decision by phone or email, usually within 1–2 weeks.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

  • Patient Authorization and Consent Form: Complete and sign the form, signing as parent or guardian when needed.
  • Most recent federal tax return or proof of non-filing: Attach IRS Form 1040 or the stated alternative for non-filers. Use the parent or guardian return for a minor. For the embryo application, separate filers and unmarried couples must include both returns.
  • Infectious-disease blood-test results: Before a transfer, have your current storage clinic send existing blood-test results. Arrange any missing tests before the samples arrive.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsOpen
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowNot Published
Last checkedSep 26, 2026

Limitations and things to confirm

  • This program discounts storage and transfer charges rather than the medical procedures used to collect fertility samples.
  • You remain responsible for the discounted fees and any additional charges.
  • Confirm the applicable income period if the current annual income and three-year average fall on different sides of the threshold.
  • Confirm the current invoiced fees and whether any separate blood-testing or quarantine charges apply.

Official sources

Program details were last verified Sep 26, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program