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ArticleCancer medicine2024

Fertility counselling and fertility preservation among early onset female cancer patients-A Finnish register-based study.

Johanna Melin, Elina Holopainen, Hanna Savolainen-Peltonen

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Article in Cancer medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. [Reproductive Strategies for Declining Fertility: Fertility Preservation].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2024
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3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Johanna MelinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-3561-7097
Elina HolopainenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Hanna Savolainen-PeltonenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
University of Helsinki · FI

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The Academy of FinlandThe Finnish State Research FundingThe Medical Society of Finland
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAdvances in multimodality cancer treatments have increased long-term survival rates for early onset cancer patients, with 5-year survival rates reaching 80% in Northern Europe. According to recent recommendations, clinicians should, as early as possible, inform cancer patients about the impact that cancer treatment may have on their fertility. Still, there is limited published data on fertility counselling (FC) and fertility preservation (FP) for cancer patients.

methodsThis register-based study used hospital records to identify female cancer patients in the hospital district (n = 192) who received FC at the age of 16-42 years between 2011 and 2019.

resultsAltogether, 97 (50.5%) cancer patients were eligible for FP. Of these, 55 (56.7%) underwent FP, whereas 42 (43.3%) declined. Women undergoing FP were recommended cancer treatments with a higher risk of infertility (p = 0.01), and women with breast cancer were more prone to undergo FP than women with lymphoma (p = 0.043). In FP treatment cycles, the mean number of oocytes retrieved (13.9 ± 7.7 vs. 12.0 ± 6.5, p = 0.04) and transferrable embryos (4.7 ± 2.9 vs. 3.7 ± 2.8, p = 0.002) was higher among cancer patients compared to age-matched comparisons with male or tubal factor infertility. The total mean gonadotropin dose used was higher among cancer patients (2243 ± 963 IU vs. 1679 ± 765 IU, p < 0.001).

conclusionWe conclude that a good ovarian response during FP can be achieved in female cancer patients.

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Breast NeoplasmsFertility PreservationInfertilityAdolescentAdultCounselingCryopreservationFemaleFinlandHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesYoung Adultcontrolled ovarian hyperstimulationembryo cryopreservationfemale cancer patientsfertility counsellingfertility preservationoocyte cryopreservation

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PMID38400669
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