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Fertility‐saving treatment in gynaecological oncology
Author(s) -
Ellis Patricia,
Mould Tim
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the obstetrician and gynaecologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1744-4667
pISSN - 1467-2561
DOI - 10.1576/toag.11.4.239.27526
Subject(s) - fertility , medicine , fertility preservation , endometrial cancer , gynecology , malignancy , cervical cancer , gynecologic oncology , obstetrics , cancer , oncology , population , environmental health
• The incidence of cancers in young women is rising. • Fertility‐saving treatment options are available for cervical, endometrial and ovarian cancer. • Fertility‐sparing options are usually more appropriate when the cancer is at an early stage.Learning objectives:• To be able to identify the different fertility‐saving surgical options for women diagnosed with cervical, endometrial and ovarian cancer. • To understand the advantages and limitations of fertility‐saving surgery in women with gynaecological malignancy. • To understand that fertility‐saving surgery is not appropriate in all cases.Ethical issues:• Treatments that save fertility may result in other morbidities such as premature delivery. • Long‐term follow‐up data on some methods of fertility‐saving surgery are limited and, therefore, women may be compromising their survival to preserve fertility.Please cite this article as: Ellis P, Mould T. Fertility‐saving treatment in gynaecological oncology. The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2009;11:239–244.