Simple Steps Fertility Partners With American Cancer Society to Offer Free Fertility Consults at LA Breast Cancer Walks

Board-certified fertility specialists will meet one-on-one with cancer patients and survivors at the Oct. 17 Citadel Outlets and Oct. 24 Santa Monica Pier walks

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, October 13, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Simple Steps Fertility Surrogacy and Egg Donation, in partnership with the American Cancer Society, will offer complimentary one-on-one fertility preservation consultations with board-certified reproductive endocrinologists at both Making Strides Against Breast Cancer^® of Greater Los Angeles walks this month: Saturday, Oct. 17 at Citadel Outlets in Commerce, and Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Santa Monica Pier.

The initiative, launched during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, addresses a persistent gap in cancer care. One in eight U.S. women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, and a growing number are diagnosed during their childbearing years. Cancer treatment can affect fertility, and the window to preserve it is often measured in weeks. Amid urgent treatment decisions, many patients never have a fertility conversation at all, and learn too late what their options were.

"A cancer diagnosis brings so many urgent decisions, and questions about fertility and future family-building often get lost in the moment," said Tina Sarkisyan, Founder and CEO of Simple Steps Fertility. "By bringing fertility specialists directly to Making Strides, we want patients to leave feeling connected, informed, and hopeful about what may be possible for their future families."

At each walk, attendees can meet privately with a fertility specialist to discuss how treatment may affect fertility and which family-building options may be available at any stage of diagnosis, treatment, or survivorship, including egg freezing, embryo preservation, surrogacy, and egg donation.

Participating physicians and registration:
Oct. 17, Citadel Outlets (Commerce): Dr. Susan Nasab, a board-certified OB-GYN and fellowship-trained reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI) specialist with expertise in oncofertility. Dr. Nasab completed her REI fellowship at Johns Hopkins University, practices with San Diego Fertility Center while leading Celenova Fertility, and collaborates with cancer centers including City of Hope.
Registration: simplestepsfertility.com/making-strides-dr-nasab

Oct. 24, Santa Monica Pier: Dr. Lina Akopians, a double board-certified OB-GYN and REI specialist and founder of Beverly Hills Reproductive Center. Dr. Akopians completed her residency at UCLA and her REI fellowship at UCLA/Cedars-Sinai, and is fluent in Armenian, Farsi, and English.
Registration: simplestepsfertility.com/making-strides-dr-akopians

Appointments are limited and advance registration is encouraged; walk-up visits are welcome. The Simple Steps Fertility team will be on site at both events to welcome attendees, facilitate consultations, and share resources, and will follow up after each walk to connect attendees, with their permission, directly to the physician's office for continued support.

"Family building is about so much more than the medical process," Sarkisyan added. "It is about creating a more informed, responsible, and compassionate path to parenthood. No woman walking at Making Strides should have to wonder, alone, whether a family is still possible for her."

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer brings together survivors, caregivers, families, and communities while funding the American Cancer Society's research, advocacy, and patient support services.

Photos, b-roll, and interviews with Tina Sarkisyan and the participating physicians are available upon request.

About Simple Steps Fertility
Simple Steps Fertility Surrogacy and Egg Donation is a Glendale, California-based agency supporting intended parents, gestational surrogates, and egg donors through every step of the family-building journey. Founder and CEO Tina Sarkisyan brings more than two decades of experience in IVF and third-party reproduction, having coordinated thousands of fertility journeys since 2005. She is a recipient of the Los Angeles Times Inspirational Women Forum & Leadership Award, has been honored as a Los Angeles Times Life Sciences Visionary, and speaks on SEEDS panels about ethical practice and patient advocacy in third-party reproduction. With a Director of Nursing on staff and concierge-style case management, the agency combines clinical expertise with personal, attentive care for families locally and around the world. Learn more at simplestepsfertility.com.

About the American Cancer Society, Women’s Health Council
The American Cancer Society's Women's Health Council brings together leaders from medicine, business, advocacy, and the community who are committed to advancing women's health and reducing the burden of cancer on women and their families. Council members lend their expertise, networks, and voices to champion early detection, expand access to screening and support services, and elevate conversations that too often go unspoken in a woman's health journey, from prevention and diagnosis through treatment, survivorship, and life after cancer. Working alongside the American Cancer Society's research, advocacy, and patient-support programs, the Council helps ensure that every woman facing cancer is seen, supported, and connected to the resources she needs at every step.

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Founder and CEO,
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Email: info@simplestepsfertility.com

Tina Sarkisyan
Simple Steps Fertility
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info@simplestepsfertility.com
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