The Medical Minute: Preservation of fertility -- gynecologic cancer
Thursday, September 3, 2009 - 15:14
in Health & Medicine
In recent years, several new innovations have been employed in the treatment for women with gynecologic cancer in an effort to preserve fertility. These innovations consist of conservative ovarian staging, embryo/oocyte cryopreservation, hormonal treatment of endometrial cancer, and fertility-sparing radical hysterectomy for women with cervical cancer.