title: Ovarian stimulation in cancer patients.
abstract: The patients referred for fertility preservation owing to a malignant disease do not represent the typical population of subfertile patients treated in IVF units. Cancer may affect multiple tissues throughout the body and can result in a variety of complications during controlled ovarian stimulation. Determination of the controlled ovarian stimulation protocol and gonadotropin dose for oocyte/embryo cryopreservation requires an individualized assessment. This review highlights the new protocols that are emerging to reduce time constraints and emphasizes management considerations to decrease complications.
authors: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
authors: Hakan
authors: H
authors: Cakmak
authors: Mitchell P
authors: MP
authors: Rosen
mesh_terms: D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D059247:Fertility Preservation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D006062:Gonadotropins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010062:Ovulation Induction / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*
chemical_list: D006062:Gonadotropins