The current fertility preservation consultation model: Are we adequately informing cancer patients of their options

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2413-2419

  Balthazar, Ursula ^a   Deal, Allison M ^b   Fritz, Marc A ^a   Kondapalli, Laxmi A ^c   Kim, Ja Yeon ^a   Mersereau, Jennifer E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Counseling; Cryopreservation; Fertility preservation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CAUCASIAN; CONSULTATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MODEL; NULLIPARA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84870026934     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des188     Document Type: Article

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