Preservation of Fertility in Patients with Cancer

• Published in: The New England journal of medicine Vol. 360; no. 9; pp. 902 - 911
• Main Authors: Jeruss, Jacqueline S, Woodruff, Teresa K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Waltham, MA Massachusetts Medical Society 26.02.2009
• Subjects: Adolescent; Biological and medical sciences; Breast Neoplasms - physiopathology; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Child; Cryopreservation; Female; Fertility; General aspects; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Neoplasms - physiopathology; Neoplasms - therapy; Ovary - transplantation; Tissue Banks; Young Adult; Human; Medicine; Preservation; Fertility; Conservation; Patient; Malignant tumor; Cancer

The increasing number of young survivors of cancer who have favorable outcomes necessitates planning for the preservation of fertility, which may mean modifying the strategy for oncologic treatment. In addition to in vitro fertilization in women and sperm banking in men, new methods on the horizon i...