Cryopreservation of ovarian tissue for fertility preservation in young female oncological patients

Future Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 595-608

  Andersen, Claus Yding ^a   Kristensen, Stine Gry ^a   Greve, Tine ^a   Schmidt, Kirsten Tryde ^a  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

fertility preservation; ovarian cryopreservation; quality of life aspects; side effects of chemotherapy; transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; BUSULFAN; CARMUSTINE; CHLORMETHINE; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DACARBAZINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; EPIRUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOROURACIL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; MELPHALAN; PREDNISONE; PROCARBAZINE; VINBLASTINE;

CANCER PATIENT; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OOCYTES; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OVARY; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TISSUE PRESERVATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861722084     PISSN: 14796694     EISSN: 17448301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fon.12.47     Document Type: Review

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