Fertility Preservation for Breast Cancer Patients
Oktem O, Oktay K. Fertility Preservation for Breast Cancer Patients. Seminars In Reproductive Medicine 2009, 27: 486-492. PMID: 19806518, DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1241059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsOvarian stimulation protocolsCancer patientsBreast cancerFertility preservationCancer survivorsStimulation protocolConventional ovarian stimulation protocolsRise of estrogenOvarian tissue freezingBreast cancer survivorsPreservation of fertilityEndogenous estrogen levelsFertility preservation strategiesAromatase inhibitor letrozolePremature ovarian failureNew cancer casesAdjuvant chemotherapyOvarian stimulationFertilization cyclesEstrogen levelsOvarian failureOocyte freezingReproductive ageCommon neoplasm