Abstract
Over the past decade, professional and lay organizations have raised awareness of the damaging effects some cancer treatments can have on the fertility of young women. Despite this progress, counseling and consenting cancer patients about their fertility remains complicated. Literature from the American Society for Clinical Oncology [1] (ASCO) outlines treatment regimens that may affect fertility; however, these regimens continue to evolve, making it difficult to predict how an individual's fertility may be compromised. After fertility counseling, some women elect to preserve gametes or embryos prior to cancer treatment, but doing so does not guarantee future fertility.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Oncofertility |
Subtitle of host publication | Ethical, Legal, Social, and Medical Perspectives |
Editors | teresa Woodruff, Sarah Rodriguez, Lisa Campo-Engelstein, Laurie Zoloth |
Pages | 403-412 |
Number of pages | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
Name | Cancer Treatment and Research |
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Volume | 156 |
ISSN (Print) | 0927-3042 |
Funding
This research was supported by the Oncofertility Consortium NIH 8UL1DE019587, 5RL1HD058296.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research