Military life can bring changes you didn’t plan for—including changes to your family-building timeline. Knowing your fertility preservation options can give you more choices as you look ahead.
Beginning September 14, 2026, a new Department of Defense program provides reimbursement for egg or sperm freezing and related covered services for eligible active-duty service members who meet program requirements.
Start the conversation early. Timing can matter.
The program applies to certain active-duty members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force who:
Not sure whether your orders qualify?
The Department of Defense determines eligibility.
For eligible service members who meet program requirements, covered services include:
Egg freezing services
Sperm freezing services
Eligible service members can receive care through a military treatment facility or a civilian fertility clinic of their choosing.
For some eligible service members, covered fertility preservation services must be completed before qualifying orders begin.
If you’re considering fertility preservation, connecting with a fertility practice early can help you understand the process and how it may fit within your timeline.
This is a DoD reimbursement program.
Documentation requirements include:
Reimbursement generally must be requested within 120 days of the covered service.
The program does not reimburse IVF or embryo creation.
The Department of Defense determines program eligibility and reimbursement. MCRM Fertility can help you understand what fertility preservation involves and the clinical timeline.
MCRM Fertility can help you understand what fertility preservation involves, what to expect and how the clinical process may fit within your timeline.
You bring the questions. We’ll help you understand the fertility side of the equation.
We’re honored and grateful to share this important information with our military community and to help service members understand their new fertility preservation options.
We recognize Military Family Building Coalition, Building Military Families Network, and RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association for their ongoing commitment to military families and the broader work of expanding awareness, support and access to family-building care.
Please help us get this information to the people who need it. Share this page with a service member, military family or organization in your community.
If preserving your fertility is something you’re considering, you don’t have to figure out the clinical process on your own.
MCRM Fertility is here to answer your questions about egg freezing, sperm freezing and the time involved.
Eligibility and reimbursement are determined by the Department of Defense. Program requirements, limitations and deadlines apply.
Last reviewed: September 3, 2026
