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ArticleClinical and experimental reproductive medicine2021

The role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists in female fertility preservation.

Jae Hoon Lee, Young Sik Choi

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Article in Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Fertility in breast cancer survivorship: a scoping review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jae Hoon LeeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Young Sik ChoiInstitute of Women's Life Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yonsei University · KR

Funding

Korea Health Industry Development InstituteMinistry of Health and Welfare HI18C2047
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advances in anticancer treatments have resulted in increasing survival rates among cancer patients. Accordingly, the quality of life after treatment, particularly the preservation of fertility, has gradually emerged as an essential consideration. Cryopreservation of embryos or unfertilized oocytes has been considered as the standard method of fertility preservation among young women facing gonadotoxic chemotherapy. Other methods, including ovarian suppression and ovarian tissue cryopreservation, have been considered experimental. Recent large-scale randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that temporary ovarian suppression using gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa) during chemotherapy is beneficial for preventing chemotherapy-induced premature ovarian insufficiency in breast cancer patients. It should also be emphasized that GnRHa use during chemotherapy does not replace established fertility preservation methods. All young women facing gonadotoxic chemotherapy should be counseled about and offered various options for fertility preservation, including both GnRHa use and cryopreservation of embryos, oocytes, and/or ovarian tissue.

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ChemotherapyFertility preservationGonadotropin-releasing hormone agonistPremature ovarian insufficiency

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PMID33648041
PMCPMC7943347
OpenAlexW3131114247

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