Fertility Preservation in Prepubertal Girls Prior to Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy-Review of the Literature

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 284-288

  Lawrenz, B ^a   Rothmund, R ^a   Neunhoeffer, E ^a   Huebner, S ^a   Henes, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Fertility; Fertility preservation; Ovarian toxicity; Prepubertal girls; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIVE BIRTH; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; OXYGEN TENSION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURE; RETRANSPLANTATION; SHORT SURVEY; SUBFERTILITY; SURVIVAL RATE; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; NEOPLASMS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84866279371     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2011.05.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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