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Fertility Preservation in the Female Cancer Patient

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Cancer and Fertility

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Advances in chemotherapy options have led to significantly increased survival rates in reproductive-aged women with cancer. Among the many concerns of young female cancer patients is whether they will be able to conceive and deliver a healthy baby once their cancer treatments are complete. Fortunately, there are a number of fertility preservation options available for women facing chemotherapy, surgery, bone marrow transplantation, and pelvic radiation. All of these cancer treatments have been associated with irreversible loss of oocytes and ovarian function. Fertility preservation options range from medical and surgical treatments to oocyte or embryo cryopreservation using established in vitro fertilization techniques. Experimental modalities such as ovarian tissue freezing and in vitro maturation of immature oocytes are also discussed in this chapter. Standard techniques for in vitro fertilization will be discussed in more detail in a subsequent chapter.

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  1. Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Cleveland Clinic, Beachwood Family Health Center, 26900 Cedar Rd Suite 220S, Beachwood, OH, 44122, USA

    Rebecca Flyckt M.D.

  2. Obstetrics Gynecology and Womens Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., A81, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA

    Tommaso Falcone M.D.

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Flyckt, R., Falcone, T. (2016). Fertility Preservation in the Female Cancer Patient. In: Sabanegh, Jr., E. (eds) Cancer and Fertility. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27711-0_11

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