madman
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Conclusion
Fertility preservation has become fundamental in the multi-disciplinary management of young patients whose surgical or chemotherapeutic treatment could alter their reproductive function. While the techniques of FP have been relatively well defined in males, FP techniques in women have only recently emerged due to the complexity of folliculogenesis, its low numerical yield, as well as the accessibility to the ovaries to invasive techniques. The technique of ovarian stimulation followed by egg cryopreservation should always be privileged.
Key points:
- Any patient receiving a potentially gonadotoxic treatment should be referred to a center for
oncofertility consultation
- The preservation of male fertility is essentially based on the cryopreservation of ejaculated spermatozoa.
- In the preservation of female fertility, ovarian stimulation is the reference technique, to be preferred whenever possible.
- Vitrification is an effective and validated technique.
- The freezing of ovarian fragments and in vitro maturation of oocytes are still considered experimental techniques
Fertility preservation has become fundamental in the multi-disciplinary management of young patients whose surgical or chemotherapeutic treatment could alter their reproductive function. While the techniques of FP have been relatively well defined in males, FP techniques in women have only recently emerged due to the complexity of folliculogenesis, its low numerical yield, as well as the accessibility to the ovaries to invasive techniques. The technique of ovarian stimulation followed by egg cryopreservation should always be privileged.
Key points:
- Any patient receiving a potentially gonadotoxic treatment should be referred to a center for
oncofertility consultation
- The preservation of male fertility is essentially based on the cryopreservation of ejaculated spermatozoa.
- In the preservation of female fertility, ovarian stimulation is the reference technique, to be preferred whenever possible.
- Vitrification is an effective and validated technique.
- The freezing of ovarian fragments and in vitro maturation of oocytes are still considered experimental techniques
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