Educational paper: The effect of cancer therapy on fertility, the assessment of fertility and fertility preservation options for pediatric patients

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 170, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 703-708

  Ginsberg, Jill P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility preservation; Gonadotoxicity; Infertility; Pediatric cancer survivor; Pediatric oncology

Indexed keywords

BUSULFAN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FOLLITROPIN; IFOSFAMIDE; INHIBIN B; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; PROCARBAZINE;

AZOOSPERMIA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 79959701793     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-010-1359-4     Document Type: Review

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