Fertility sparing strategies for pre- and peripubertal male cancer patients

Laparoscopic Fertility Sparing Management of Cervical Cancer

Oncofertility: Gonadal Protection and Fertility-sparing Strategies

This four-document series was created to facilitate improved education and communication for fertility preservation in adolescent and young adult Canadians with a new diagnosis of cancer. The present review outlines gonadal protection options and fertility-sparing strategies for the young cancer patient. Cryopreservation and later use of gamete and gonadal tissue will be addressed in a subseque...

Fertility sparing surgery for female cancer patients complementing cryotechniques

At present there are various strategies to protect fertility potential against the possibly harmful effects of cancer therapy. Options range from newly emerging pharmacological treatments (e.g. ovarian suppression, apoptotic inhibitors) to cryopreservation techniques (e.g. embryo, oocyte, ovarian tissue). Surgical interventions for cancer treatment may directly or indirectly harm future fertili...

laparoscopic fertility sparing management of cervical cancer

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Male fertility and strategies for fertility preservation following childhood cancer treatment.

Infertility in the male is a potential complication of childhood cancer treatment for long-term survivors. The risk is dependent primarily on the treatment used, but also on the underlying disease. Chemotherapy (especially alkylating agents) and radiotherapy, even in low doses, may damage the seminiferous epithelium and impair spermatogenesis in both children and adults. Leydig cell function an...