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ArticleCurrent breast cancer reports2013

Utility of GnRH-agonists for Fertility Preservation in Women With Operable Breast Cancer: Is It Protective?

Giuliano Bedoschi, Volkan Turan, Kutluk Oktay

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Article in Current breast cancer reports, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Giuliano BedoschiLaboratory of Molecular Reproduction & Fertility Preservation, Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY ; Innovation Institute for Fertility Preservation and IVF, New York, NY.
Volkan TuranLaboratory of Molecular Reproduction & Fertility Preservation, Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY ; Innovation Institute for Fertility Preservation and IVF, New York, NY.
Kutluk OktayLaboratory of Molecular Reproduction & Fertility Preservation, Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY ; Innovation Institute for Fertility Preservation and IVF, New York, NY.
New Hope Fertility Center · US

Funding

Characterization & Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Damage to Ovarian ReserveR01HD053112 · NICHD · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI KUTLUK H OKTAY · 2007 to 2026
$7.6M
Role of integrins and activin in granulosa cell growthK08HD043339 · NICHD · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI OKTAY, KUTLUK H · 2003 to 2007
$653k
Improving Primordial Follicle Survival After Transplantation of Cryopreserved HumR21HD061259 · NICHD · NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE · PI OKTAY, KUTLUK H · 2011 to 2012
$443k
NICHD NIH HHS K08 HD043339NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD053112NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD061259
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer is the most common type of malignancy in reproductive-age women. Breast cancer chemotherapy is associated with premature ovarian failure, infertility and negative psychosocial effects related to these reproductive changes. As a result of this, fertility preservation becomes highly critical in this group of women. Besides the fertility preservation methods that utilize assisted reproductive technologies such as embryo, oocyte, and ovarian tissue cryopreservation, another suggested strategy for fertility preservation is suppression of ovarian ovulatory function by gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) administration before and during chemotherapy. However, both the efficacy and safety of GnRH agonists for prevention of ovarian damage are unproven and the preponderance of evidence indicates that this is an ineffective strategy. This review details the most recent information and studies on this controversial topic.

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Breast cancerChemotherapyClinical trialsFertility preservationGnRH agonistGonadal damageGonadal suppression

Identifiers

PMID24707345
PMCPMC3972621
OpenAlexW2092986961

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