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Preservation of Menstrual Function in Adolescent and Young Females
Author(s) -
Oktem Ozgur,
Oktay Kutluk
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1196/annals.1429.033
Subject(s) - fertility preservation , premature ovarian failure , fertility , medicine , radiation therapy , transplantation , young adult , chemotherapy , gynecology , physiology , oncology , pediatrics , population , environmental health
Every year thousands of young teenagers are afflicted with different types of cancer and receive gonadotoxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy regimens, causing depletion of germ cells in the gonads and premature gonadal failure. In this review, we discuss and outline the current strategies and the future directions of fertility preservation and ovarian cryopreservation and transplantation in adolescents and young females.