Fertility preservation in female oncology patients

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 161-167

  Saunders, D M ^a,b   Ferrier, A J ^a   Ryan, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

assisted reproductive technology (ART); embryo; oocyte cryopreservation

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE;

AMENORRHEA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; OOCYTE; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0029923253     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1996.06030161.x     Document Type: Review

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