Late reproductive effects of cancer treatment in female survivors of childhood malignancy

Current Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 369-372

  Patrick, Kate I L ^a   Wallace, W Hamish B ^a   Critchley, Hilary O D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Late effects; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLOMIFENE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; LEVONORGESTREL; OXYTOCIN; VINCRISTINE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTRACEPTION; DELAYED PUBERTY; EARLY MENOPAUSE; FEMALE; FETUS WASTAGE; GONAD DYSFUNCTION; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PELVIS SURGERY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; RADIATION INJURY; REPRODUCTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UTERUS DISEASE;

EID: 0141645336     PISSN: 09575847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0957-5847(03)00065-9     Document Type: Article

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