Received 7 March 2008; received in revised form 23 June 2008; accepted 9 July 2008. published online 09 September 2008.
Causes of primary ovarian failure are reviewed, focusing specifically on cancer treatment-related modalities. Strategies and future directions for protection of the ovaries during cancer therapy, including ovarian transposition, and conformal radiation techniques are presented.
aDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
bDepartment of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
cDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
dAlvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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J.S.S. has nothing to disclose. D.M. has nothing to disclose. J.R. has nothing to disclose. M.P. has nothing to disclose. P.H.T. has nothing to disclose. P.W.G. has nothing to disclose.
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