Fertility Preservation Options for Men and Women With Cancer

Reviews in Urology

Sara Babcock Gilbert¹  Randall B Meacham²  Malgorzata E Skaznik-Wikiel¹ 

[1] Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado-Denver,, Aurora, CO;Division of Urology, University of Colorado-Denver,, Aurora, CO

关键词: Fertility preservation;    Childhood cancer;    Sperm cryopreservation;    Testicular tissue cryopreservation;    Spermatogonial stem cell cryopreservation;    Embryo cryopreservation;    Oocyte cryopreservation;    Ovarian tissue cryopreservation;   

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学科分类：基础医学

来源: MedReviews, LLC

【 摘 要 】

Approximately 0.2% of Americans aged 20 to 39 years are childhood cancer survivors. Advances in cancer detection and therapy have greatly improved survival rates for young cancer patients; however, treatment of childhood cancers can adversely impact reproductive function. Many cancer patients report a strong desire to be informed of existing options for fertility preservation and future reproduction prior to initiation of gonadotoxic cancer therapies, including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. This article discusses, in detail, the effects of cancer treatment on fertility in men and women, and outlines both current and experimental methods of fertility preservation among cancer patients.

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