[Results of the monitoring the group of patients treated for the Hodgkin disease in the period of 1971 to 1996. Part 2: fertility after therapy].
BACKGROUND
This authors team has been dealing with the Hodgkin disease problems since 1971. The MORHO study started at eight working places in 1978 according to unified diagnostic and medical protocol. The aim of this study is evaluation of influence of Hodgkin disease therapy on the fertility in young patients.


METHODS
Group of patients treated for Hodgkin disease in years 1971-1996 at workplaces using the same treatment protocol has been analyzed and the results have been compared with results of other medical centers in the world. Some of the young patients in fertile age became parents after the treatment.


RESULTS
Information of number of pregnancies and of children born, long term surveillance and complications of treatment has been collected and discussed. Many patients stayed fertile also after therapy of numerous relapses. There was 75 children born to 34 women and 11 men previously treated for Hodgkin disease.


CONCLUSIONS
The results of our study are comparable with results of statistial evaluation of similar studies in the world cancer research centers.
Fridrichová
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Ustav Radiacní Onkologie FNB Praha. fridrichova.michaela@seznam.cz
Dienstbier
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Loucka
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Skala
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Blomannova
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D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy