Erschienen in:
20.08.2019 | Fertility
Phase transitions in human ARTs: fertility preservation comes of age
verfasst von:
David F. Albertini
Erschienen in:
Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
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Ausgabe 9/2019
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Excerpt
Nearly a decade has passed since the dawning of the movement of fertility preservation. At its inception, this nascent subdiscipline of human ARTs sought to address the needs of a particular class of patients whose future fertility stood to be compromised as a result of gonadotoxic treatments for various types of cancers. With survival rates for cancer patients on the rise, the impetus for preserving and/or restoring fertility for those yet to have built their families was clear. …