Female patients with childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer are at increased risk for
fertility impairment when treatment adversely affects the function of reproductive organs …

BACKGROUND Ovarian tissue cryopreservation involves freezing and storing of surgically
retrieved ovarian tissue in liquid or vapour nitrogen below–190° C. The tissue can be …

Aim To provide practice guidelines about fertility preservation (FP) in oncology. Methods We
selected 400 articles after a PubMed review of the literature (1987–2019) …

During the last 10 years, minimally invasive surgery has influenced the techniques used in
every specialty of surgical medicine. This development has not only led to the replacement …

Chemotherapy, pelvic radiotherapy and ovarian surgery have known gonadotoxic effects
that can lead to endocrine dysfunction, cessation of ovarian endocrine activity and early …

Curative therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD) currently requires gonadotoxic conditioning
that can impair future fertility. Fertility outcomes after curative therapy are likely affected by …

Ovarian follicle pool depletion, infertility, and premature menopause are all known sequelae
of cancer treatment that negatively impact the quality of life of young cancer survivors. The …

Ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) is the only pre-treatment option currently available to
preserve fertility for prepubescent girls and patients who cannot undergo ovarian …

This text has been written as a practical guide, based on the author's experience over the
last 40 years of daily clinical practice and aiming to place the modern approach to the …

Survival rates for children and adolescents diagnosed with malignancy have been steadily
increasing due to advances in oncology treatments. These treatments can have a toxic effect …