Abstract
Thanks to the recent advances in reproductive medicine, more and more young women with breast cancer may be offered the possibility of preserving their fertility. Fertility can be endangered by chemotherapy, by treatment duration and by patient's age at diagnosis. The currently available means to preserve a young woman's fertility are pharmacological protection with gonadotrophin- releasing hormone analogues during chemotherapy, and ovarian tissue or oocyte/embryo freezing before treatment. New future venues, including in vitro maturation, will improve the feasibility and efficacy of the fertility preservation methods in breast cancer patients.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 197-202 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Breast Care |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2012 |
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Keywords
- Breast cancer
- Chemotherapy
- Cryopreservation
- Fertility preservation
- Oocytes
- Ovarian failure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Oncology
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Fertility preservation methods in breast cancer. / Peccatori, Fedro A.; Del Pup, Lino; Salvagno, Francesca; Guido, Maurizio; Sarno, Maria A.; Revelli, Alberto; Delle Piane, Luisa; Dolfin, Elisabetta; Franchi, Dorella; Molinari, Emanuela; Immediata, Valentina; Chiavari, Leonora; Vucetich, Alessandra; Borini, Andrea.
In: Breast Care, Vol. 7, No. 3, 06.2012, p. 197-202.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Fertility preservation methods in breast cancer
AU - Peccatori, Fedro A.
AU - Del Pup, Lino
AU - Salvagno, Francesca
AU - Guido, Maurizio
AU - Sarno, Maria A.
AU - Revelli, Alberto
AU - Delle Piane, Luisa
AU - Dolfin, Elisabetta
AU - Franchi, Dorella
AU - Molinari, Emanuela
AU - Immediata, Valentina
AU - Chiavari, Leonora
AU - Vucetich, Alessandra
AU - Borini, Andrea
PY - 2012/6
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N2 - Thanks to the recent advances in reproductive medicine, more and more young women with breast cancer may be offered the possibility of preserving their fertility. Fertility can be endangered by chemotherapy, by treatment duration and by patient's age at diagnosis. The currently available means to preserve a young woman's fertility are pharmacological protection with gonadotrophin- releasing hormone analogues during chemotherapy, and ovarian tissue or oocyte/embryo freezing before treatment. New future venues, including in vitro maturation, will improve the feasibility and efficacy of the fertility preservation methods in breast cancer patients.
AB - Thanks to the recent advances in reproductive medicine, more and more young women with breast cancer may be offered the possibility of preserving their fertility. Fertility can be endangered by chemotherapy, by treatment duration and by patient's age at diagnosis. The currently available means to preserve a young woman's fertility are pharmacological protection with gonadotrophin- releasing hormone analogues during chemotherapy, and ovarian tissue or oocyte/embryo freezing before treatment. New future venues, including in vitro maturation, will improve the feasibility and efficacy of the fertility preservation methods in breast cancer patients.
KW - Breast cancer
KW - Chemotherapy
KW - Cryopreservation
KW - Fertility preservation
KW - Oocytes
KW - Ovarian failure
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