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Challenges in Fertility Counseling of Cancer Patients: A Developing Nation Perspective

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Abstract

The loss of fertility is devastating for patients in the reproductive age group. Counseling about fertility preservation (FP) varies extensively in developing countries and is bounded by many challenges. Many physicians are not used to involving patients in the decision-making process, where the whole family might be involved in the consultation. Consequently, reproductive concerns are not always addressed.

Thus, unique challenges are faced by health care providers in developing nations including the costs of FP procedures, time constraints, religious, cultural beliefs, and legal requirements that will be reviewed in this chapter.

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  1. Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Ghina Ghazeeri & Dalia Khalife

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  1. School of Medicine, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico

    Hatem A. Azim Jr

  2. CUB-Erasme, Fertility Clinic, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

    Isabelle Demeestere

  3. Division of Gynecologic Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy

    Fedro A. Peccatori

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Ghazeeri, G., Khalife, D. (2020). Challenges in Fertility Counseling of Cancer Patients: A Developing Nation Perspective. In: Azim Jr, H., Demeestere, I., Peccatori, F. (eds) Fertility Challenges and Solutions in Women with Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24086-8_9

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