Clinical Medicine Insights: Reproductive Health (Jan 2013)

Fertility Preservation Options after Gonadotoxic Chemotherapy

  • Jordana Hadassah Hyman,
  • Togas Tulandi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4137/cmrh.s10848
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7

Abstract

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Chemotherapy has the potential to deplete and destroy a woman's reproductive potential. Although many oncologists are referring women for fertility preservation before chemotherapy, in many cases there is limited time for fertility preservation. This review provides an overview of the impact of cancer and chemotherapy on the ovarian reserve, a summary of methods of fertility preservation prior to chemotherapy, and current knowledge of fertility preservation techniques after gonadotoxic chemotherapy.