Ovarian stimulation in cancer patients
Hakan Cakmak, Mitchell P Rosen, Hakan Cakmak, Mitchell P Rosen
Abstract
The patients referred for fertility preservation owing to a malignant disease do not represent the typical population of subfertile patients treated in IVF units. Cancer may affect multiple tissues throughout the body and can result in a variety of complications during controlled ovarian stimulation. Determination of the controlled ovarian stimulation protocol and gonadotropin dose for oocyte/embryo cryopreservation requires an individualized assessment. This review highlights the new protocols that are emerging to reduce time constraints and emphasizes management considerations to decrease complications.
Copyright © 2013. Published by Elsevier Inc.
Source: PubMed