Our mission is to ensure every young woman newly diagnosed with cancer has the option to preserve fertility through direct financial support, educational programs, and advocacy efforts.
We refuse to let the emotional, physical, and financial cost of a cancer diagnosis stand between young women and a full life after beating this disease.
young adults are diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. each year.
can be the out-of-pocket cost for a single IVF cycle.
LESS THAN
PERCENT
of physicians discuss the damage cancer treatment may have on fertility.
Many insurance companies will not cover preservation for patients.
ONLY
STATES
have legislation supporting oncofertility services.
Hope Grant Recipients
Fertility Clinic Locations
Saved in Medical Expenses for Patients & Families
Pledged
Eggs Frozen
– Roshni, Survivor & Grant Recipient
Our Hope Grant Program supports newly diagnosed female patients choosing to preserve fertility options ahead of treatment. Please contact us for more information about where we work geographically and our current fertility partners across the country.
After her *third* cancer diagnosis before age 40, our founder Amanda Rice channeled her frustration with reproductive health into a nonprofit.
Bubbles is back! 🥂🫧 Join us on May 21 as we clink champagne flutes to the progress that’s been made - and raise crucial funds and awareness for oncofertility care!
We’ll be at the stunning Laduree Soho garden, with cherry blossoms floating down and dynamic conversations flowing. 🌸
🎟️ We are now down to just 20 spots left!! Join us - and get your ticket at the link in bio!
In waiting room after waiting room during her treatment, Lindsay looked around at young peers and asked: did you freeze your eggs? Without exception, she was met with looks of shock. In 2006, only 26% of young women with breast cancer reported they were counseled about their fertility options. In 2023, that number grew but was still just 41%. Parallel research suggests that when counseled, one in five women with breast cancer would modify their treatment, even choosing less effective methods or forgoing treatment altogether to protect their fertility.
For all of the cancer survivors who never got a chance to pursue parenthood, Lindsay founded an organization she called Fertile Hope. She coined the term “oncofertility” and changed medical guidelines to make fertility counseling a standard part of discussing cancer treatments.
But progress in medicine did not automatically translate into progress in the health system. In 2014, Amanda Rice was in her thirties and working at a hedge fund in New York when she learned she had breast cancer. Unlike Lindsay, her doctors counseled her about fertility preservation, and she was less certain she wanted to be a mom. Still, given her profession and actuarial brain, she approached the decision to freeze her eggs like a “long dated call option,” which I loosely interpret to mean she knew she wanted to maintain the possibility.
When Amanda called her insurer to approve the procedure, they informed her she didn’t qualify because she wasn’t technically infertile yet. It was a catch-22: insurers would only cover her care if she carried an active infertility diagnosis, but she could only get that diagnosis if she allowed the treatment to sterilize her…at which point fertility preservation would be useless.
“That moment was the absolute worst part of my treatment. I guess I was living in la la land my whole life, but I couldn’t fathom that somebody wouldn’t do the right thing and would use a cruel loophole to deny me care,” Amanda shared.
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For the full piece from @mavenclinic’s Preprint, head to the link in bio!
Earlier this week, survivor, Chick Mission Executive Board Member, mom, businesswoman — and overall inspiring chick — Lindsey VanEgmond shared her story from diagnosis to growing a family. It’s through the bravery and vulnerability of women like Lindsey that change is continuously seen in this space.
Thank you, Lindsey, for sharing and supporting Bill A5000. Learn more about the New Jersey Bill’s significance at the link in bio.
The journey of HB 94 💪 Thank you to everyone who helped us get HB 94 in Georgia this far! 🍑
Next up, we’d love for you to fill out the letter (linked in bio) that will go to Senate Rules Committee asking them to get HB 94 to floor. Your voice matters!! 📣
If passed, HB 94 would require certain health benefit policies to cover fertility preservation services when medically necessary treatments for cancer, sickle cell disease, or lupus may cause infertility.
“Going to BaddieCon filled a void I have felt when I was first diagnosed and felt alone in my diagnosis. Being here meant I was going to be seen, heard, and empathized with women who looked like me,” shared Roshni who attended this year’s BaddieCon conference with fellow flock member @marylineisnotdead💗
These two kickass women represented The Chick Mission brightly at this year’s conference, held in Atlanta. ‘Breast Cancer BaddieCon: Survivorship Reimagined’ is where attendees flip the script on breast cancer survivorship and come together to uplift, empower, and inspire.
Stay tuned for more updates from Georgia, as House Bill 94 is working its way through committees; if passed, it will support access to oncofertility care for patients in the state! 🔥
The Chick Mission is all about supporting badass thesis writing women who love stats and are into researching how (if) patients are notified about their fertility preservation options.
If you want to support our friend Alejandra in preparing her thesis by completing this anonymous survey, we love you for that. If you do not, we love you for that too. While our organization believes knowledge is power at The Chick Mission, we are not affiliated with Alejandra, UPITT and did not contribute to the content of survey questions. Our team will not see any responses or have any hand or influence in how the info is used, stored or shared.
Survey open until 3/24 and can be found at the link in bio!
As a fertility nurse, a friend and family member of loved ones who have been faced with cancer, as someone who wants more than anything to be a mom, as a woman, I simply can’t not feel and understand the importance of what The Chick Mission is to my core. And when you feel so strongly about something, you stand up and you do something about it.
When you plug into something that you are fervently passionate about, and then you come to find out that not only is the work powerful, but also that the entirety of the female team that runs it and the flock that comes with it are the most incredible, inspiring group of people you’ve ever met...well I really just feel like I hit the jackpot in more ways that I could have ever imagined.
I would do this work no matter what, but when I love the people, so many of whom have become my dearest friends in life, it just makes it all that much sweeter.
🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥
Peep the bright light that is Emily Hazel! Over the past few years, she has been an integral part of the Peeps Committee, constantly finding creative ways to shine light on the mission and bring new flock members into the fold. From a female-focused barre class to university talks, birthday celebrations, gala support — and so much more — her passion for the cause is palpable and we could not be more proud of her enduring energy and impact! Thank you, Em, for all that you do!! 🫶
📣 Georgia residents, rise up! This Wednesday, Bill 94 is being heard, and we need YOUR VOICE to help maximize its impact.
If you’re a GA resident, here’s how you can help:
1) Call and/or email your representative, particularly those highlighted in yellow.
2) Fill out the Assembly Bill form if you haven’t already (linked in bio).
3) Share this post with someone else who might be interested in showing their support, too!
Thank you all for using your voice and your ongoing support — together, we’re changing lives in real-time! 💗
The plunge is back! We are thrilled to be hosting one of our favorite events ✨The Great Egg Freeze✨ is on this spring, from coast-to-coast! 🌊
This is our version of the polar plunge, raising crucial funds and awareness for oncofertility patients’ access to care 💕
🏖️ April 13: we’re taking the plunge in New Smyrna Beach in Florida!
🌉 May 4: we’re back in the Bay for a plunge and picnic at Chrissy Field.
Save your spot(s) at the link in bio! 😎
Real talk with some kickass chicks, Eunice and Brianna 🫶
Chicks get sh🐥t done!!!
Happy International Women’s Day! 🫶
📣 Introducing the PEEPS COMMITTEE, 2025! 🐥🔥
This group of women plays a pivotal role in advancing our mission of expanding access to oncofertility care.
They are advocates, creative minds and a caring crew working to make a difference! From organizing corporate talks on fertility health to speaking up about legislation and hosting iconic Great Egg Freezes, this crew is where it’s at.
This International Women’s Day, we’re beyond proud to unveil this year’s group! Thank you for continuing to inspire us all! 💪
So nice, we’re doing it TWICE! The Chick Mission is beyond thrilled to be an official charity partner of the TCS New York City Marathon for the second year in a row!!!! 🏃♀️🐥💖💪🌇
Yesterday’s lottery brought in a record-number of entrants and we could not be more proud to play a role in the hottest race in town, all while raising crucial funds for our mission: expanding access to oncofertility care, ensuring brighter fertility futures for YA cancer patients.
Watch this page for exciting ways to get involved: from cheer squads to training partners - your support is everything ☺️
The Chick Mission’s running team is still shaping up! If you haven’t applied to be a part of it yet, head to the application, linked in bio! And if you’re already in on the marathon (slay) send us a DM - we’d love to have you be a part of our impact this year!! 🫶
Alanna Vizzoni, we are endlessly impressed by your courage and class, as you’ve taken your journey in stride 🩷 thank you for sharing your story with stage-two breast cancer and fertility preservation in front of Committee members in New Jersey last month, in support of Bill A5000.
Bill A5000 is an important one. If passed, it would ensure patients on Medicaid faced with iatrogenic infertility have increased access to care.
🔗📨Jersey crew, rise up! It takes just one min of your time to show your support, which is more crucial now than ever!!!
Next stop…the Senate! 🙌🗳️ We could not be more proud of the outpouring of support from the Georgia community; your letters and calls have been critical in underscoring the importance of House Bill 94, which would require coverage for certain expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a medically necessary treatment for cancer, sickle cell disease, or lupus may directly or indirectly cause an impairment of fertility.
Stay tuned for more ways to show your support!! 🐥💪
The future looks bright 😎 our Founder and CEO Amanda Rice spoke to curious young minds at Acton Academy West about the work of The Chick Mission this week!
She encouraged them all to stand up for themselves, speak out when something is not right and highlighted the importance of community. Welcome to the flock!💪🩷🐥
There’s also a major bill up in New Jersey — and we need YOUR support in drumming up some attention!
Head to the link in bio to take just 30 seconds to sign a letter of support for Bill A5000 in New Jersey, which would expand access to fertility care for those faced with iatrogenic infertility and on Medicaid. 🐥💪
If passed, HB 94 would require coverage for certain expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a medically necessary treatment for cancer, sickle cell disease, or lupus may directly or indirectly cause an impairment of fertility.
💪 We now need YOUR support! If you live in the state of Georgia, take 30 seconds to fill out the form linked in our bio!
Chicks on a mission! 🐥✨💪
Our founder Amanda Rice pounded the pavement this week with Executive Board Member Lindsey VanEgmond and Georgia-based advocate Fielding Jamieson (plus Nola!) in Alpharetta, GA to drum up awareness for House Bill 94!
If passed, it would require coverage for certain expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a medically necessary treatment for cancer, sickle cell disease, or lupus may directly or indirectly cause an impairment of fertility.
📣 Your support is crucial! Head to the link in bio to send a letter of support (if you live in GA! Or DM this to someone who does!)
Last week, @mallory.lasko brought her @ufkappadelta sisters together to chat through all-things fertility — from a breakdown of The Chick Mission’s services to ways to take control of your reproductive health! 🐥✨
Thanks for having us — and shoutout to @alannavizzoni @batyanovick and @cal.potts.md for joining the chat! 🙌
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