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Fertility preservation in female cancer patients

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Cancer is not rare in younger women of reproductive age therefore the preservation of fertility among them has become a significant concern due to aggressive cancer therapy they must undergo. Today different strategies for fertility preservation are available in patients at risk. However, many of these available techniques are still experimental and have limited clinical experience. Under ethical principle, better interdisciplinary cooperation between clinicians and patients, appropriate counseling and further research on cryopreservation and transplantation techniques may enhance their success to preserve fertility of young cancer victims. In this article, the existing and emerging fertility preserving strategies in young cancer female as well as their safety and ethical issues are discussed.

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Jafarey, R., Yang, J. & Li, S. Fertility preservation in female cancer patients. Chin. -Ger. J. Clin. Oncol. 10, 1–8 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10330-011-0656-3

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