TY - JOUR
T1 - Fertility preservation
T2 - A key survivorship issue for young women with cancer
AU - Angarita, Ana Milena
AU - Johnson, Cynae A.
AU - Fader, Amanda Nickles
AU - Christianson, Mindy S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Angarita, Johnson, Fader and Christianson.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Fertility preservation in the young cancer survivor is recognized as a key survivorship issue by the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Reproductive Medicine. Thus, health-care providers should inform women about the effects of cancer therapy on fertility and should discuss the different fertility preservation options available. It is also recommended to refer women expeditiously to a fertility specialist in order to improve counseling. Women's age, diagnosis, presence of male partner, time available, and preferences regarding use of donor sperm influence the selection of the appropriate fertility preservation option. Embryo and oocyte cryopreservation are the standard techniques used while ovarian tissue cryopreservation is new, yet promising. Despite the importance of fertility preservation for cancer survivors' quality of life, there are still communication and financial barriers faced by women who wish to pursue fertility preservation.
AB - Fertility preservation in the young cancer survivor is recognized as a key survivorship issue by the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Reproductive Medicine. Thus, health-care providers should inform women about the effects of cancer therapy on fertility and should discuss the different fertility preservation options available. It is also recommended to refer women expeditiously to a fertility specialist in order to improve counseling. Women's age, diagnosis, presence of male partner, time available, and preferences regarding use of donor sperm influence the selection of the appropriate fertility preservation option. Embryo and oocyte cryopreservation are the standard techniques used while ovarian tissue cryopreservation is new, yet promising. Despite the importance of fertility preservation for cancer survivors' quality of life, there are still communication and financial barriers faced by women who wish to pursue fertility preservation.
KW - Cancer survivorship
KW - Counseling
KW - Cryopreservation
KW - Fertility preservation
KW - Fertility sparing surgery
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U2 - 10.3389/fonc.2016.00102
DO - 10.3389/fonc.2016.00102
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27200291
AN - SCOPUS:84973535634
SN - 2234-943X
VL - 6
JO - Frontiers in Oncology
JF - Frontiers in Oncology
IS - APR
M1 - 102
ER -