Fertility characteristics of female oncological patients after fertility preservation counseling
A Freis, C Diesend, J Hartmann, E Capp, T Strowitzki, A Germeyer, M Goeckenjan · Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2016 · Heft 10
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Aim: Long term analysis of menstrual cycle characteristics and fertility rates in young female cancer survivors after gonadotoxic therapy. Material/Methods: This is a retrospective study after fertility preservation counseling prior to oncological treatment conducted in two German university hospitals. A questionnaire addressing menstrual cycle characteristics, family planning and therapy outcome was sent to 404 women during the mean follow-up period of 3.2 years after the diagnosis of cancer. 22 participants (5.4%) died. 139 of 382 women returned the questionnaire (36.4% response rate). Results: The mean age wa…
