Australian fertility preservation guidelines for people with cancer 2022: review and recommendations

Violet Kieu^{1

2}, Catharyn Stern^{1

2}, Jessica Harris³, Yasmin Jayasinghe^{1

2}, Natalie Bradford⁴, Wanyuan Cui⁵, Rebecca Deans^{6

7}, Tamara Hunter⁸, Catherine Allingham⁹, Stefan C Kane^{1

2}, Lei Shong Lau⁷, Shanna Logan⁷, Robert McLachlan¹⁰, Kristen Neville^{4

7}, Michelle Peate^{1

2}, Marianne Phillips¹¹, Carla Saunders¹², Marianne Tome¹³, Rita Upreti^{10

14}, Kate White¹⁵, Antoinette Anazodo^{16

17}, Roger J Hart^{8

18}

Affiliations

¹ University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.
² Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
³ Clinical Oncology Society of, Australia, Sydney, NSW.
⁴ Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD.
⁵ Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC.
⁶ Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, NSW.
⁷ University of New South, Wales, Sydney, NSW.
⁸ Fertility Specialists of WA, Perth, WA.
⁹ Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.
¹⁰ Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC.
¹¹ Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, WA.
¹² University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
¹³ Genea Fertility, Melbourne, VIC.
¹⁴ Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC.
¹⁵ Daffodil Centre, University of Sydney, a joint venture with Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, NSW.
¹⁶ Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Sydney, NSW.
¹⁷ Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
¹⁸ King Edward Memorial Hospital, Perth, WA.

Violet Kieu et al. Med J Aust. 2022.

. 2022 Dec 12;217(11):564-569.

doi: 10.5694/mja2.51751. Epub 2022 Oct 30.

¹ University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.
² Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
³ Clinical Oncology Society of, Australia, Sydney, NSW.
⁴ Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD.
⁵ Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC.
⁶ Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, NSW.
⁷ University of New South, Wales, Sydney, NSW.
⁸ Fertility Specialists of WA, Perth, WA.
⁹ Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.
¹⁰ Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC.
¹¹ Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, WA.
¹² University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
¹³ Genea Fertility, Melbourne, VIC.
¹⁴ Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC.
¹⁵ Daffodil Centre, University of Sydney, a joint venture with Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, NSW.
¹⁶ Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Sydney, NSW.
¹⁷ Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
¹⁸ King Edward Memorial Hospital, Perth, WA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Cancer; Chemotherapy; Infertility; Radiotherapy; Reproduction; Reproductive techniques assisted.

Conflict of interest statement

No relevant disclosures.

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