[Cancer and infertility].
Patients with cancer are at risk of loss of gonadal function due to the cancer treatment. Chemo- and radiation therapy are known to induce gonadal failure in both men and women and especially treatment with alkylating agents and/or abdominal or testicular radiation therapy poses a high risk. Methods exist to preserve fertility and these should be discussed with and offered to the patient if necessary and possible. For men, cryopreservation of semen is simple, non-invasive and low-cost. For women, cryopreservation of oocytes, embryos or ovarian tissue is an option in order to preserve fertility.
Fertilitetsklinikken, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, Copenhagen. kirsten.tryde.schmidt@rh.regionh.dk
Kirsten Tryde
KT
Schmidt
Anders Nyboe
AN
Andersen
Anne
A
Loft
Erik
E
Ernst
Claus Yding
CY
Andersen
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D059247:Fertility Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000209:etiology
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents