FERTILITY PRESERVATION IN BENIGN AND MALIGNANT CONDITIONS

Course overview

AS CANCER SURVIVAL RATES IMPROVE IN YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN, FERTILITY PRESERVATION BECOMES A TOPIC THAT BECOMES RELEVANT IN MALIGNANT CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY, SEVERAL BENIGN CONDITIONS MAY PROMPT WOMEN TO CONSIDER THEIR FERTILITY PRESERVATION OPTIONS, OF WHICH AGE-RELATED FERTILITY LOSS HAS GAINED POPULARITY AS MORE WOMEN CHOOSE TO DELAY CHILDBEARING. DUE TO ADVANCES IN ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, THERE ARE NOW A VARIETY OF METHODS TO PRESERVE FERTILITY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS FOR FERTILITY PRESERVATION IN BENIGN AND MALIGNANT CONDITIONS AND REVIEWS FERTILITY PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES UTILIZED BY THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.