US Fertility leverages Official Fertility Partnership with Portland Thorns to empower young athletes and families across the greater Portland community
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PORTLAND, OR [August 18, 2023] – As the Official Fertility Partner of the Portland Thorns FC, US Fertility is proud to provide opportunities to #EmpowerYourFuture—for not only athletes on the field, but also fans in the stands and the next generation of female athletes.
In sponsoring the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Championship team’s weeklong youth summer camp, US Fertility helped girls across the greater Portland community advance their skill sets with the guidance of Thorns Assistant Coach Vytas Andriuškevičius . This camp sponsorship helps reinforce and amplify the Official Fertility Partnership between Portland Thorns and US Fertility. The organization proudly provides fertility preservation opportunities for Thorns players, acknowledging the sacrifice many professional athletes make when delaying childbearing during their careers.
“We appreciate US Fertility’s sponsorship of a program that provides young female athletes access to expert-level training and encouragement from some of soccer’s most influential coaches and advocates,” says Camps Manager, Jensyn Lown. “We are thankful that US Fertility is there to remind players, staff and families that a life with children of their own is always a possibility.”
US Fertility, the United States’ largest partnership of physician-led fertility practices, provides advanced fertility care through 90+ locations and 28 laboratories. The network performs more than 27,000+ egg retrievals a year and has helped more than 200,000 individuals and couples build their families through assisted reproductive technology.
“Through all of our endeavors, we have one mission at US Fertility – to empower our patients with the resources, support, and opportunities to achieve their future family-building dreams,” said Jean Dzierzak, Senior Vice President of Marketing at US Fertility. “And our support does not stop there. We are thankful to the Thorns for providing us an avenue to inspire our youngest female athletes into chasing their dreams, as well.”
ABOUT US FERTILITY
US Fertility, the nation’s largest partnership of physician-owned and physician-led top-tier fertility practices, along with Ovation Fertility, a national network of premier IVF laboratories, are united under a shared mission to deliver the joy of parenthood through advanced reproductive medicine and innovative science. To date, US Fertility and Ovation Fertility practices have helped more than 225,000 individuals and couples build their families using assisted reproductive technology. US Fertility supports over 200 physicians by leveraging collective expertise, driving innovation, and by providing advanced business and digital solutions that streamline and enhance the delivery of exceptional patient care. Together with a growing suite of life science services, US Fertility is expanding access to the highest quality reproductive health care across over 100 clinic locations and 32 IVF laboratories. https://www.usfertility.com
ABOUT PORTLAND THORNS
Portland Thorns FC is an American professional women’s soccer team based in Portland, Oregon that plays their home matches at the iconic Providence Park. Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 as one of the founding teams of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) – the top-ranked professional women’s soccer league in the United States. Thorns FC won the inaugural NWSL Championship in 2013 and added second and third league titles in 2017 and 2022.