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Collection of Human Follicular Fluid, Follicle Somatic Cells, and Immature Oocytes from Individuals Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization
Published on: October 24, 2025
[Cancer and infertility]
Kirsten Tryde Schmidt1, Anders Nyboe Andersen, Anne Loft
1Fertilitetsklinikken, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, Copenhagen. kirsten.tryde.schmidt@rh.regionh.dk
Abstract:
Patients with cancer are at risk of loss of gonadal function due to the cancer treatment. Chemo- and radiation therapy are known to induce gonadal failure in both men and women and especially treatment with alkylating agents and/or abdominal or testicular radiation therapy poses a high risk. Methods exist to preserve fertility and these should be discussed with and offered to the patient if necessary and possible. For men, cryopreservation of semen is simple, non-invasive and low-cost. For women, cryopreservation of oocytes, embryos or ovarian tissue is an option in order to preserve fertility.
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