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Review
. 2014 Aug;64(4):234-8.
doi: 10.1007/s13224-014-0572-x. Epub 2014 Jun 3.

Fertility sparing surgery in gynecologic cancer

P Rema  1 , Iqbal Ahmed  1
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Review

Fertility sparing surgery in gynecologic cancer

P Rema et al. J Obstet Gynaecol India. 2014 Aug.

Abstract

Fertility preservation is one of the major concerns of young patients diagnosed with gynecological cancer. With newer treatment regimens and better surgical techniques, survival rates after cancer treatment have improved, hence preservation of fertility has recently become an important issue in the treatment of gynecological cancers. Fertility sparing surgery may be an option for early-stage cervical cancer with the development of loop excision techniques and radical trachelectomy which allows a radical approach to cervix cancer at the same time preserving the uterus and thus fertility. Fertility preservation is possible in Stage 1 epithelial ovarian cancers, germ cell ovarian tumors, and borderline cancers. Hormonal therapy with progestin agents is effective in early endometrial cancer. In patients desiring future pregnancy, fertility sparing options must be explored before starting treatment for gynecologic cancers.

Keywords: Fertility preservation; Fertility sparing surgery; Gynecologic cancers; Hormonal therapy.

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