Preserving reproductive function in women with cancer
Cancer treatment often ends a woman’s ability to conceive, but a number of new techniques to preserve reproductive function— hormonal manipulation, cryopreservation of embryos or ovarian tissue, and conservative surgery for early gyn cancers—offer an increased measure of hope.
aDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
bDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, London Health Sciences Centre, 800 Commissioners Road East, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 4G5
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