Opening Doors: Fertility Preservation for Adolescents and Young Adults Facing Gonadotoxic Therapy

As long-term survival rates continue to rise in adolescents and young adults receiving a diagnosis of cancer, the focus of oncologic care has shifted from survival to both survival and quality of life after treatment.and quality of life after treatment. For many individuals in the AYA age group, a commonly cited survivorship concern is reproductive function and the ability to have biological children in the future.1 Unfortunately, cancer and cancer-related therapies can have a significant detrimental impact on future fertility and reproductive function in both men and women of reproductive age.