NYMC Faculty Publications

Fertility Preservation During Cancer Treatment: Clinical Guidelines

Author Type(s)

Faculty

DOI

10.2147/CMAR.S32380

Journal Title

Cancer Management and Research

First Page

105

Last Page

117

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Department

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

Abstract

The majority of children, adolescents, and young adults diagnosed with cancer today will become long-term survivors. The threat to fertility that cancer treatments pose to young patients cannot be prevented in many cases, and thus research into methods for fertility preservation is developing, aiming at offering cancer patients the ability to have biologically related children in the future. This paper discusses the current status of fertility preservation methods when infertility risks are related to surgical oncologic treatments, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy. Several scientific groups and societies have developed consensus documents and guidelines for fertility preservation. Decisions about fertility and imminent potentially gonadotoxic therapies must be made rapidly. Timely and complete information on the impact of cancer treatment on fertility and fertility preservation options should be presented to all patients when a cancer treatment is planned.

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