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fertility
Capable of producing offspring, beginning with puberty (menarche in females) & ending in menopause (females).
Both male & female fertility decline with age.
In men, fertility decline evident at age 45 years. [2]
Also see infertility, menopause.
Fertility preservation
- egg & embryo harvests for women with cancer [3,4,5]
- semen cryopreservation for men [5]
Related
infertility
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
- Journal Watch 23(14):112, 2003
Hassan MAM & Killock SR, Fertil Steril 79:Suppl 3:1520, 2003
- Lee SJ, Schover LR, Partridge AH et al
American Society of Clinical Oncology recommendations on
fertility preservation in cancer patients.
J Clin Oncol. 2006 Jun 20;24(18):2917-31. Epub 2006 May 1.
PMID: 16651642
corresponding NGC guideline updated March 2014
- Loren AW, Mangu PB, Beck LN et al
American Society of Clinical Oncology. Fertility preservation
for patients with cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology
clinical practice guideline update.
J Clin Oncol. 2013 Jul 1;31(19):2500-10
PMID: 23715580
- Donnez J, Dolmans MM
Fertility Preservation in Women.
N Engl J Med 2017; 377:1657-1665. October 26, 2017
PMID: 29069558
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1614676
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 18,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2018
- Lambertini M, Del Mastro L, Pescio MC et al
Cancer and fertility preservation: international recommendations
from an expert meeting.
BMC Med. 2016 Jan 4;14:1.
PMID: 26728489 Free PMC Article