BACKGROUND Although cryopreservation of semen is a routine procedure for preserving male gametes, an efficient method of preserving fertility through oocyte freezing has only recently become available for women. In view of the limited female reproductive lifespan, oocyte freezing can now offer women some protection against the decline in fertility with aging. METHODS A survey was performed in...

In 2011, the regular increase in survival of childhood cancer (overall survival [OS] 72% at 10 years) (Berger 2006) suggests that one of every 850 adults in Europe has had pediatric cancer. As these children become adults, their concerns with possible long-term disease complications and risks associated with therapy received increase. Adverse effects of cancer therapies include disorders of the...

International Family Planning Perspectives wide variety of settings inspired increasingly complex views: Demographers no longer regarded the impact of education on fertility as automatic, but as conditioned by the level of development, social organization, gender stratification and cultural milieu of the surrounding society. This new awareness of the complexity of the relationship was accompani...

The transvaginal access for exploration of tubo-ovarian function in women with unexplained infertility has been revived since transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy (THL) was introduced in 1998. One prospective double-blind trial and several reviews have validated the diagnostic value of THL in comparison with laparoscopy for the exploration of women with unexplained infertility. A review of the recent ...

BACKGROUND Over the past several decades, demographic and socioeconomic trends have resulted in an increase in the absolute number of women seeking pregnancy in their late 30’s and early to mid40’s. In addition, a significant number of women in this age group are seeking evaluation and treatment for infertility. Although there is a very well demonstrated decline in female fertility as a functio...

A case-based approach to medical education is a very effective strategy to reinforce medical concepts and demonstrate how they might be applied to clinical situations. In that vein, this chapter presents a series of actual clinical scenarios described by practitioners in the fi eld of oncofertility. They highlight important concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this text and illustrate ...

Background: Involuntary infertility is a tragedy in most African setting. This is due to premium placed on fertility as a result of roles children fulfill in the family and the society. Aetiologic factors of infertility in sub-Saharan Africa are mostly infection related and they are mainly associated with poor treatment outcome to conventional non assisted conception technique. Objective: To ev...

ily planning services and methods represent only a means to a predetermined end. It is indeed difficult to demonstrate empirically that family planning programs have played a significant role in reducing desired fertility. Critics have noted the important contribution that the availability of family planning services makes to reducing unwanted fertility,3 but what of the role of family planning...