Fertility Preservation

Publication Date: April 5, 2018

Key Points

Key Points

The goal of this 2018 pocket guide update is to provide current guidance regarding fertility preservation options for people with cancer anticipating treatment.

Treatment

...reatmen...

...on 1.1People with cancer are interested i...


...mendation 1.2Health care providers shoul...


...ommendation 1.3To preserve the full range...


...dult M...

...ecommendation 2.1Sperm cryopreservation:...

...2.2Hormonal gonadoprotection: Hormonal th...

...ion 2.3Other methods to preserve m...

...mmendation 2.4Post-chemotherapy: Men should be...


...lt Women...

...ion 3.1Embryo cryopreservation: Embryo cryopres...

...dation 3.2Cryopreservation of unfert...

...on 3.3Ovarian transposition: Ovarian transpositio...

...3.4Conservative gynecologic surgery: It has been...

...ommendation 3.5 [Updated]Ovarian su...

...mendation 3.6 [Updated]Ovarian tissue c...


...Health Care Providers...

...ation 4.1All oncologic health care provi...

....2Encourage patients to participate in re...

Recommendation 4.3Refer patients who e...

...4.4Refer patients to psychosocial providers wh...


...pecial Considerations:...

...n 5.1Suggest established methods of fertility pre...