Fertility Preservation in Women with Turner Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review and Practical Guidelines

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 409-416

  Oktay, Kutluk ^a,b   Bedoschi, Giuliano ^a,b   Berkowitz, Karen ^c   Bronson, Richard ^d   Kashani, Banafsheh ^e   McGovern, Peter ^e   Pal, Lubna ^f   Quinn, Gwendolyn ^g,h   Rubin, Karen ⁱ  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Innovation Institute for Fertility and in Vitro Fertilization   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Embryo cryopreservation; Fertility preservation; Oocyte cryopreservation; Ovarian tissue cryopreservation; Turner syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; MATERNAL DISEASE; OOCYTE; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARIAN TISSUE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TURNER SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; COMPLICATION; EMBRYO DISPOSITION; INFERTILITY; PRIMARY OVARIAN INSUFFICIENCY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO DISPOSITION; FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY OVARIAN INSUFFICIENCY; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 84961190409     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2015.10.011     Document Type: Short Survey

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