The objective of the present study was to adapt techniques for the histological processing of Dugesiidae cocoons for the study of embryo development. The cocoons were fixed with formalin, SUSA, Bouin or paraformaldehyde/glutaraldehyde and subsequently embedded in Paraplast or glycol methacrylate (Historesin). Paraplast embedding yielded reasonable results only after the cocoon was perforated or...

OPINION STATEMENT With improving survival rates for pediatric and young adult cancer patients, considerations regarding the long-term effects of therapy have become more important. Cancer therapies are known to pose reproductive risks, though the effects may be unpredictable. All at-risk patients should have a discussion about potential treatment-related infertility before the onset of cancer t...

Fertility preservation is an important but often neglected need of cancer patients. There are several options available but many are considered experimental or are unproven. Most require interventions that can postpone the initiation of cancer treatment. The options include surgical procedures to move the ovaries out of the path of a radiation field, prophylactic medical therapy with gonadotrop...

t d t d b SUMMARY 1. Physicians should inform cancer patients about options for fertility preservation and future reproduction prior to treatment. 2. The only established methods of fertility preservation are sperm cryopreservation in men and embryo cryopreservation in women. 3. Experimental procedures such as oocyte or ovarian tissue cryopreservation should be offered only in a research settin...

The risk of infertility after cancer therapy has emerged as a major quality-of-life issue for cancer survivors. Indeed, cancer survivors have been galvanized to improve the dissemination of information about cancer-related infertility and have supported the development of reproductive technologies that allow survivors to have biologic children after cancer. The medical community has embraced on...

OBJECTIVE: To present a case of a vital ectopic pregnancy after 8 weeks that was located in the right ovary. DESIGN: Case study and literature review. SETTING: Hospital outpatient clinic. PATIENT(S): A 29year-old primigravida presented with lower abdominal pain and mild vaginal bleeding at 8 weeks after her last menstrual period. INTERVENTION(S): Wedge resection of the ovary which did not affec...

The goals and rhetoric of The Oncofertility Consortium [1] are aimed toward preserving cancer patients’ reproductive choices and facilitating their reproductive autonomy after cancer. While the end goals of oncofertility research are oriented toward safeguarding the possibility of biological reproduction for women and girls facing cancer treatments that may affect their reproductive capacity, c...

Doctors can now harvest eggs from frozen ovarian tissue implanted in a woman's forearm or abdomen. The technique is just one of several new treatment options that may soon be available for women who face both cancer and possible treatment-related infertility. The American Society for Clinical Oncology released guidelines on fertility options for cancer patients earlier this year, which has show...

Cancer may be detected at any age and could affect children, and reproductive age women as well. In recent years, cancer treatment has become less destructive and more specific. As a result, survival rates and quality of life following successful treatment have continuously improved. Cancer treatment typically involves surgery, chemo- or radiation therapy, or the combinations of these. These in...