Introduction: Transposition of the ovaries outside of the pelvis to protect them from pelvic radiation was initially described in 1958. The procedure is indicated in patients diagnosed with malignancies that require pelvic radiation, but not removal of the ovaries, as part of their treatment. It can be performed by laparotomy or laparoscopy, depending on gynecologist’s surgical skill. The aim o...

Causes of primary ovarian failure are reviewed, focusing specifically on cancer treatment-related modalities. Strategies and future directions for protection of the ovaries during cancer therapy, including ovarian transposition, and conformal radiation techniques are presented.

In the report, we describe the first case of laparoscopic ovarian transposition prior to pelvic radio-chemo therapy in a young female patient with advanced rectal cancer in Japan. A 14-year-old female visited a hospital because of consistent diarrhea and melena. Colonoscopy examination showed a bulky tumor of the rectum, which was diagnosed as moderately to poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma....

The issue of fertility preservation in patients with cervical cancer is getting more and common considering the improved effectiveness early diagnosis treatment cancer. There a number evidence-based tactics available to diagnosed These have been proved effective include methods such as ovarian transposition; oocyte, embryo tissue cryopreservation. Nonetheless, there are no existing medical algo...

In this study, the relationship between ovarian function and ovarian limited dose in radiotherapy was evaluated in young patients with cervical cancer who underwent ovarian transposition (Fig1B). Moreover, the novel ovarian dose limit for a better preservation of ovarian function in intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) was determined. We retrospectively analyzed data from 86 patients wi...

The purpose of this study was to analyze transposed ovarian movement. Data from 27 patients who underwent ovarian transposition after surgical treatment for uterine cancer were retrospectively analyzed. Computed tomography (CT) images including transposed ovaries were superimposed on other CT images acquired at different times, and were matched on bony structures. Differences in ovarian positio...

Background Fertility preservation for female cancer patients prior to cancer therapy has emerged as an essential component of comprehensive patient care. In the US, approximately 6% of women diagnosed with invasive cancer between 2007 and 2011 that were under 45 years old. The incidence of cancers in reproductive age women signifies a need for fertility preservation options and this need is inc...

PURPOSE Cancer treatments for young women can permanently or temporarily affect fertility. The purpose of this retrospective analysis was to present the clinical experience and ethical considerations of fertility preservation in female oncology patients in a tertiary gynaecological department. METHODS Since 2002, in 37 patients fertility preservation was performed according to an institutiona...