Fertility preservation is one of the major concerns of young patients diagnosed with gynecological cancer. With newer treatment regimens and better surgical techniques, survival rates after cancer treatment have improved, hence preservation of fertility has recently become an important issue in the treatment of gynecological cancers. Fertility sparing surgery may be an option for early-stage ce...

background: the task force on plants for fertility regulation in men continued with its program to identify novel prototypes in plants alleged to have fertility regulating properties. nigella sativa   objective: to evaluated the role of alcoholic extract of nigella sativa on fertility potential, pituitary-testicular axis hormones and testosterone in male rats.   materials and methods: 24 male r...

The number of reported new cancer cases is increasing every year. The probability of surviving cancer is high and is continually improving. The cancer treatment may induce ovarian or testicular failure by damaging ovarian follicles in females and spermatogonia in the males. Gonadal failure may affect all aspects of reproductive health, including pubertal development, hormone production, and sex...

This Article considers whether infertile taxpayers can deduct their fertility treatment costs as medical expenses under Internal Revenue Code section 213 and whether they should be able to deduct them. Internal Revenue Code section 213 defines medical expenses as "amounts paid-for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or for the purpose of affecting any structure...

Congenital hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism (CHH) is a rare form of infertility caused by deficient secretion or action of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone. There is no consensus regarding the optimal approach to fertility treatment in CHH men. In most cases, appropriate hormonal treatment with human chorionic gonadotrophin with or without follicle stimulating hormone will induce testicular develo...

INTRODUCTION Infertility is a medical problem which influences all the dimensions of one's individual and social life and can expose him/her to psycho-physical, socio-economic, sexual and family challenges. This study was designed to compare the quality of life of fertile and infertile women. MATERIALS & METHODOLOGY This is a case-control analytical study in which 180 fertile and infertile wo...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To describe the development of the Fertility and Cancer Project (FCP), an Internet approach to supplement information about fertility; describe FCP study participants' characteristics, fertility, cancer knowledge, and Internet use; and assess perceived information and support from the oncology team. DESIGN Descriptive. SETTING Internet, international. SAMPLE 106 young s...

BACKGROUND Chemotherapy and radiotherapy for childhood cancer can result in a decreased reproductive function. It is therefore important that paediatric oncologists discuss the possible impact of treatment on female fertility and available fertility preservation options with their patients. However, it is unknown what Dutch paediatric oncologists know about of the effect of cancer treatment on ...

As a result of the trend toward late childbearing, fertility preservation has become a major issue in young women with gynaecological cancer. Fertility-sparing treatments have been successfully attempted in selected cases of cervical, endometrial and ovarian cancer, and gynaecologists should be familiar with fertility-preserving options in women with gynaecological malignancies. Options to pres...