"Fertility Preservation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A method of providing future reproductive opportunities before a medical treatment with known risk of loss of fertility. Typically reproductive organs or tissues (e.g., sperm, egg, embryos and ovarian or testicular tissues) are cryopreserved for future use before the medical treatment (e.g., chemotherapy, radiation) begins.
| Descriptor ID |
D059247
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.875.800.625 E04.936.537.562 E05.820.800.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Fertility Preservation- Fertility Preservation
- Fertility Preservations
- Preservation, Fertility
- Preservations, Fertility
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fertility Preservation" by people in Profiles.
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Vagios S, Sun B, Yeh J, Sacha CR. International attitudes towards medical and planned oocyte cryopreservation. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2024 Jul; 41(7):1771-1781.
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Zhou B, Kwan B, Desai MJ, Nalawade V, Henk J, Viravalli N, Murphy JD, Nathan PC, Ruddy KJ, Shliakhtsitsava K, Su HI, Whitcomb BW. Association of platinum-based chemotherapy with live birth and infertility in female survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer. Fertil Steril. 2024 Jun; 121(6):1020-1030.
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Softness K, Kohn TP, Perecman A, Carrasquillo R. Access to male fertility preservation information and referrals at National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers. Andrologia. 2021 Jun; 53(5):e14020.
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Drizin JH, Whitcomb BW, Hsieh TC, Gorman JR. Higher reproductive concerns associated with fertility consultation: a cross-sectional study of young adult male cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer. 2021 Feb; 29(2):741-750.
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Young K, Shliakhtsitsava K, Natarajan L, Myers E, Dietz AC, Gorman JR, Mart?nez ME, Whitcomb BW, Su HI. Fertility counseling before cancer treatment and subsequent reproductive concerns among female adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. Cancer. 2019 03 15; 125(6):980-989.
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Carrasquillo R, S?vio LF, Venkatramani V, Parekh D, Ramasamy R. Using microscope for onco-testicular sperm extraction for bilateral testis tumors. Fertil Steril. 2018 04; 109(4):745.
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Roberts SC, Knight A, Whitcomb BW, Gorman JR, Dietz AC, Irene Su H. Validity of self-reported fertility-threatening cancer treatments in female young adult cancer survivors. J Cancer Surviv. 2017 Aug; 11(4):517-523.
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Rotker K, Vigneswaran H, Omil-Lima D, Sigman M, Hwang K. Efficacy of Standardized Nursing Fertility Counseling on Sperm Banking Rates in Cancer Patients. Urology. 2017 06; 104:90-96.
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Kim J, Mersereau JE, Su HI, Whitcomb BW, Malcarne VL, Gorman JR. Young female cancer survivors' use of fertility care after completing cancer treatment. Support Care Cancer. 2016 07; 24(7):3191-9.
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Mersereau JE, Goodman LR, Deal AM, Gorman JR, Whitcomb BW, Su HI. To preserve or not to preserve: how difficult is the decision about fertility preservation? Cancer. 2013 Nov 15; 119(22):4044-50.