title: Ovarian stimulation for emergency fertility preservation in cancer patients: A case series study.
abstract: •We used Random-Start for the IVF cycle in urgent settings of gynecological cancer.•Oocytes can be obtained at any time before cancer treatment efficiently.•Oocyte maturity rates were comparable with conventional antagonist protocol.•Random-Start protocol is promising in emergency fertility preservation.
authors.affiliation: Vali-e-Asr Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
authors.forename: Batool Hossein
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Rashidi
authors.affiliation: Vali-e-Asr Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
authors.forename: Ensiyeh Shahrokh
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Tehrani
authors.affiliation: Vali-e-Asr Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
authors.forename: Firouzeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ghaffari
keywords: Cancer; Controlled ovarian stimulation; Fertility preservation; GnRH antagonist; Random-start