title: Medical, ethical, and legal considerations in fertility preservation.
abstract: The past 2 decades have seen a significant rise in cancer survival rates, and an increasing proportion of survivors at reproductive age are interested in childbearing. Although assisted reproduction provides physicians with an array of potential possibilities to help patients whose fertility is compromised by cancer treatment, there is still a dearth of regulation regarding the application of this technology. The present paper reviews the current options for fertility preservation, with a particular focus on the legal and ethical challenges that confront providers of this type of care.
authors.affiliation: Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston 02115, USA. dkshah@partners.org
authors.forename: Divya K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: Senait
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fisseha
mesh_terms: D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D059247:Fertility Preservation / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D017741:Survivors