Fertility Preservation for Pediatric and Adolescent Patients With Cancer: Medical and Ethical Considerations
Klipstein S, Fallat M, Savelli S, Katz A, Macauley R, Mercurio M, Moon M, Okun A, Weise K, Rogers Z, Allen C, Harper J, Lipton J, Wetmore C, Wilson H, Yates A, Rescorla F, Brandt M, Caty M, Heiss K, Holcomb G, Meyers R, Moss R. Fertility Preservation for Pediatric and Adolescent Patients With Cancer: Medical and Ethical Considerations. Pediatrics 2020, 145: e20193994. PMID: 32071259, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-3994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFertility preservationAdolescent patientsTreatment of infertilityAdjuvant therapyPotential adverse consequencesHematologic malignanciesGonadal axisClinical reportsSolid tumorsCancerReproductive technologiesGonad removalMedical aspectsPatientsInfertilityAdverse consequencesTreatmentGerm cellsEthical considerationsDamageChemotherapySurgeryMalignancyRadiotherapySubfertility