Publication details
Onkofertilita - nový směr reprodukční medicíny
| Title in English | Oncofertility - emerging discipline in reproductive medicine |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Česká Gynekologie |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Field | Gynaecology and obstetrics |
| Keywords | infertility; oncofertility; ovarian_tissue_cryopreservation; vitrification; oocyte_cryopreservation |
| Description | Effective treatment of cancer often causes patients irreversible damage of reproductive abilities. New trend in reproductive medicine commonly described as oncofertility offers cancer patients not only infertility treatment, but also potent prevention of irreversible damage of reproductive organs and functions. Efficacious methods of women reproductive function damage prevention has been developed at Brno University Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology since year 2004. The paper describes current oncofertility techiques implemented to clinical practice - embryo and oocyte banking, ovarian tissue cryopreservation including further possibility of its orthotopic autotransplantation and administration of gonadoliberin analogues for ovarian protection. During past 6 years expert consultation before start of gonadotoxic treatment has been provided to 195 young women with newly diagnosed cancer or autoimmune disease. Attention is applied to pro and contras of previously described methods of ovarian protection in the discussion. |