title: Psychological impact of fertility preservation techniques in women with gynaecological cancer.
abstract: Gynaecological cancer is a very stressful experience for women and treatments can compromise fertility and reproductive capacity. Fertility preservation techniques in women with gynaecological cancer can play an important role in improving the quality of life of these patients but, in many cases, the information about this type of treatment is not adequate. It is important to further investigate this topic in order to reduce the impact of gynaecological cancer on the quality of life of survivors as much as possible.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood "G Barresi", University of Messina, Messina, 98125, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio Simone
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Laganà
authors.affiliation: Unit of Psychodiagnostics and Clinical Psychology, University of Catania, Catania, 95124, Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina Lucia
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: La Rosa
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, 95124, Italy.
authors.forename: Agnese Maria Chiara
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rapisarda
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services and Epidemiological Observatory, Palermo, 90121, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Platania
authors.affiliation: Unit of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood "G Barresi", University of Messina, Messina, 98125, Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore Giovanni
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Vitale
keywords: female; fertility preservation; quality of life; reproduction