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Fertility-Preserving Treatment Options in Patients with Malignant Hematological Diseases

The number of patients of reproductive age diagnosed with various malignant hematological diseases increases every year. These patients undergo chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and various other treatments that may have gonadotoxic effects. The life expectancy of these patients is increasing rapidly due...

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Autores principales: Küçük, Mert, Bolaman, Ali Zahit, Yavaşoğlu, İrfan, Kadıköylü, Gürhan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Galenos Publishing 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3986744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24744663
http://dx.doi.org/10.5505/tjh.2012.72681
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Sumario:The number of patients of reproductive age diagnosed with various malignant hematological diseases increases every year. These patients undergo chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and various other treatments that may have gonadotoxic effects. The life expectancy of these patients is increasing rapidly due to the variety of treatment options. As such, an increasing number of patients—as well as their parents and spouses—express their concerns about the patient’s fertility post treatment. In the present review it was aimed to provide an overview of current fertility-preserving treatment options and the future of fertility preservation.