Henes, Melanie; Neis, Felix; Krämer, Bernhard; Walter, Christina; Brucker, Sara; von Wolff, Michael; Rothmund, Ralf; Lawrenz, Barbara; Rall, Katharina (2014). Possibilities of fertility preservation in young patients with ovarian cancer. Anticancer research, 34(7), pp. 3851-3854. International Inst. of Anticancer Research
Full text not available from this repository.BACKGROUND
Ovarian cancer is a rare disease especially in young patients and surgical treatment often leads to loss of fertility. This study investigated the incidence of the different histological types and discusses the possibility of fertility preservation.
PATIENTS AND METHODS
A retrospective analysis of patients with an ovarian tumour under the age of 40 who presented either to the Women's University Hospital, Tuebingen or to centres of the FertiPROTEKT network was performed.
RESULTS
Out of 51 patients with ovarian cancer from Tuebingen, 21 (41.2%) were eligible for fertility-preserving surgery, 11 received chemotherapy and from those 4 (36.4%) chose a fertility preservation technique. From the FertiPROTEKT network, 26/41 patients (63.4%) decided to undergo fertility preservation. No complications and postponement of chemotherapy due to fertility preservation procedures were noted.
CONCLUSION
With careful consideration of the risks, the correct indication and diligent aftercare, the realisation of conception is possible also for patients with ovarian cancer.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Gynaecology |
UniBE Contributor: |
von Wolff, Michael |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
0250-7005 |
Publisher: |
International Inst. of Anticancer Research |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Nathalie Ursula Becher |
Date Deposited: |
13 May 2015 10:19 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:47 |
PubMed ID: |
24982413 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Ovarian cancer; fertility preservation; network FertiPROTEKT |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/68927 |
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