title: Fertility Preservation in Children and Adolescents.
abstract: Fertility preservation is the process by which either oocytes (eggs) or sperm undergo an intervention to preserve their use for future attempts at conception. Consideration of fertility preservation in the pediatric and adolescent population is important, as future childbearing is usually a central life goal. For postpubertal girls, both oocyte and embryo cryopreservation are standard of care and for postpubertal boys, sperm cryopreservation continues to be recommended. Although all the risks are unknown, it appears that fertility preservation in most cases does not worsen prognosis, allows for the birth of healthy children, and does not increase the chance of recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Donor Oocyte Program, Robotic Surgical Services, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey Medical Center, Mail Code H103, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA. Electronic address: sestes@hmc.psu.edu.
authors.forename: Stephanie J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Estes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D059247:Fertility Preservation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Cancer; Cryopreservation; Egg; Fertility preservation; Infertility; Oocyte; Sperm; Survivorship