Fertility Preservation in Patients With Gynecologic Cancer-Part I: The Impact of Gynecologic Malignancies on Fertility

摘要

Oncofertility was established as a new discipline in the field of obstetrics and gynecology in 2006, developed for the express purpose of preserving, expanding, and restoring the reproductive future of patients with cancer whose treatment may have compromised their fertility. Oncofertility as a discipline has far-reaching implications for the treatment of a malignancy and the preservation of fertility, and it spans all subspecialties of oncology. It can be a vital aspect of a patient's cancer care, whether male or female and regardless of whether the patient has reached reproductive potential.