Book contents
- Fertility Preservation
- Fertility Preservation
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Preface
- Section 1 Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Evolution of the Assisted Reproduction Technologies
- Chapter 2 The Effect of Chemotherapy on the Human Reproductive System
- Chapter 3 The Effect of Radiotherapy on the Human Reproductive System
- Chapter 4 The Need for Fertility Preservation in Cancer Patients
- Section 2 Reproductive Biology and Cryobiology
- Section 3 Fertility Preservation in Cancer and Non-Cancer Patients
- Section 4 Fertility Preservation Strategies in the Male
- Section 5 Fertility Preservation Strategies in the Female: Medical/Surgical
- Section 6 Fertility Preservation Strategies in the Female: ART
- Section 7 Ovarian Cryopreservation and Transplantation
- Section 8 In Vitro Follicle Culture
- Section 9 New Research and Technologies
- Section 10 Ethical, Legal, and Religious Issues
- Index
- References
Chapter 4 - The Need for Fertility Preservation in Cancer Patients
from Section 1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 March 2021
- Fertility Preservation
- Fertility Preservation
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Preface
- Section 1 Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Evolution of the Assisted Reproduction Technologies
- Chapter 2 The Effect of Chemotherapy on the Human Reproductive System
- Chapter 3 The Effect of Radiotherapy on the Human Reproductive System
- Chapter 4 The Need for Fertility Preservation in Cancer Patients
- Section 2 Reproductive Biology and Cryobiology
- Section 3 Fertility Preservation in Cancer and Non-Cancer Patients
- Section 4 Fertility Preservation Strategies in the Male
- Section 5 Fertility Preservation Strategies in the Female: Medical/Surgical
- Section 6 Fertility Preservation Strategies in the Female: ART
- Section 7 Ovarian Cryopreservation and Transplantation
- Section 8 In Vitro Follicle Culture
- Section 9 New Research and Technologies
- Section 10 Ethical, Legal, and Religious Issues
- Index
- References
Summary
The rapid expansion in reproductive medicine services in recent decades, with notable technological advances in oocyte cryopreservation [1] and artificial reproductive techniques using mature gametes [2], has aligned with developments in oncology to support a rapid expansion in the provision of fertility preservation for cancer patients. Ongoing developments in oncology continue to improve statistics for long-term survival and cure, particularly in the pediatric oncology environment where the great majority of children with cancer can now expect to become long-term survivors [3]. It is, however, unfortunately the case that many such long-term survivors will have one or more significant health issues related to their disease and its treatment [4], and this includes the impairment to their fertility [5]. At the time of diagnosis, loss of fertility is regarded by patients as a keen concern [6].
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- Fertility PreservationPrinciples and Practice, pp. 25 - 34Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021