Fertility Preservation in Oncological and Non-Oncological Diseases: A Practical Guide

ISBN-13: 9783030475703 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 282 str.

Michael Von Wolff; Frank Nawroth

Spis treści

Foreword

Preface

List of Contributors

Dedication 

Part I Before fertility preservation

1 How to use the book  

2 Networks for fertility preservation  

3 FertiPROTEKT network 

4 Logistics for fertility preservation counselling 

5 Indication for and against fertility preservation  

Part II Fertility preservation – diseases 

6 Breast cancer 

7 Hodgkin’s lymphoma  

8 Acute Leukemia 

9 Ovarian tumors and ovarian cancer 

10 Cervical cancer    

11 Endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma  

12 Pediatric oncological cancer  

13 Other malignancies  

14 Non-malignant diseases requiring stem cell transplantation 

15 Severe autoimmune diseases 

16 Endometriosis  

17 Turner syndrome  

18 Transgender  

Part III Fertility preservation – techniques 

19 Ovarian stimulation to collect oocytes 

20 Cryopreservation of unfertilized and fertilized oocytes 

21 Removal of ovarian tissue  

22 Transportation, cryopreservation and storage of ovarian tissue  

23 Transplantation of ovarian tissue  

24 GnRH agonists  

25 Transposition of ovaries 

26 Cryopreservation of sperm and testicular tissue 

27 Further fertility preservation techniques  

Part IV After fertility preservation 

28 Therapy of uterine bleeding during chemotherapy  

29 Infertility treatment after fertility preservation therapies  

30 Pregnancy after chemotherapy and radiation of the pelvis  

31 Premature ovarian insufficiency – Hormone replacement therapy and follow up  

Part V Further information 

Abbreviations 

O autorze

Michael von Wolff is Head of the Division of Gynaecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine at the Women`s University Hospital, Berne, Switzerland. He has studied and worked in Germany, London, New York and most recently in Switzerland. His research focuses on fertility preservation and natural cycle IVF, as well as ovarian stimulation and ovarian tissue transplantation and has published several books and papers. He established the German-language network of fertility preservation before cytotoxic therapies “FertiPROTEKT” (www.fertiprotekt.com) in 2006. He also founded the ESHRE Task Force on Fertility Preservation, has co-founded the Special Interest Group “Fertility preservation” of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, ESHRE and is Vice president of the International Society for Fertility Preservation, ISFP.  

Frank Nawroth Prof. Dr. med., was a Senior Physician and Head of the Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine at the University Women's Hospital in Cologne from 1999-2004, and since 2008 has been an Adjunct Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics there. Since 2010 he has been working at the Center for Infertility, Prenatal Medicine, Endocrinology and Osteology at Barkhof, Hamburg, where he focuses mainly on fertility preservation and treatment of infertility. He has published several books and papers and is a member of the FertiPROTEKT board.

Blurb

This practical book focuses on the most recent advances in fertility preservation in oncological and non-oncological patients.

It presents the steps that need to be followed prior to treatment for successful fertility preservation, and describes in detail the medical conditions requiring fertility preservation, including precise information on the risk of fertility loss, prognosis, risk of ovarian metastasis and other possible risks.

The book also provides information on how to perform the preservation techniques (success rates, risks, etc.) and on what to do after the treatment (in cases of bleeding during chemotherapy, menopause, wish to conceive, etc.).

Written by experts in the field, including members of the globally known network FertiPROTEKT and leading oncologists and specialists, this practical and easy-to-use book is a valuable resource for all clinicians involved in fertility preservation for patients with specific diseases