Fertility and Sterility
Volume 84, Issue 6 , Pages 1561-1573, December 2005

Innovations in fertility preservation for patients with gynecologic cancers

  • Wen-Shiung Liou, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Veteran General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • O.W. Stephanie Yap, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA
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  • John K. Chan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA
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  • Lynn M. Westphal, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Lynn M. Westphal, M.D., Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, California 94305-5317 (FAX: 650-723-7737).

Received 9 February 2005; accepted 7 April 2005.

Objective

To review options for fertility preservation in women with gynecologic cancers.

Design

Literature review.

Result(s)

We discuss the data regarding cancer treatment and fertility outcomes and current controversies for women with gynecologic cancers.

Conclusion(s)

Gynecologic cancers represent 12%–15% of cancers affecting women, and 21% of these are diagnosed in women of reproductive age. Current advances in our understanding of these diseases, along with improved multimodality treatment, allow for consideration of fertility options. For some women with gynecologic cancers, fertility-sparing treatment might be appropriate.

Key Words:  Fertility preservation , gynecologic cancers , cervix , ovary , endometrium , assisted reproductive technologies

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PII: S0015-0282(05)03324-8

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.03.087

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 84, Issue 6 , Pages 1561-1573, December 2005

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