The effect of cancer treatment on female fertility and strategies for preserving fertility

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 148-155

  Maltaris, Theodoros ^a   Seufert, Rudolf ^a   Fischl, Franz ^a   Schaffrath, Michael ^a   Pollow, Kunhard ^a   Koelbl, Heinz ^a   Dittrich, Ralf ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer therapy; Chemotherapy; Cryopreservation; Fertility preservation; Ovarian tissue; Premature ovarian failure

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; ANTHRACYCLINE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMETABOLITE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; CLOMIFENE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; LETROZOLE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SPHINGOSINE 1 PHOSPHATE; TAMOXIFEN; VINCA ALKALOID;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OOCYTE; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURGEON;

EID: 33846192036     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.08.006     Document Type: Review

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