Deborah Ann Holman1. 1. Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Oncofertility Program, Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Electronic address: daholman@mdanderson.org.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To review current conservative fertility-sparing options for patients undergoing surgical and medical management of cervical, endometrial, and ovarian cancers. Standard and investigational fertility preservation alternatives using assisted reproductive technologies are described. DATA SOURCES: A review of articles dated 2006-2018 from PubMed. CONCLUSION: While a frequently reported concern among female cancer survivors of childbearing potential, fertility preservation education and procedures continue to be an unmet need for this population. IMPLICATION FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Knowledge of current fertility-sparing options is imperative for nurses to ensure fertility preservation is introduced early, and often, into education for patients from diagnosis, through treatment, and in survivorship.
OBJECTIVES: To review current conservative fertility-sparing options for patients undergoing surgical and medical management of cervical, endometrial, and ovarian cancers. Standard and investigational fertility preservation alternatives using assisted reproductive technologies are described. DATA SOURCES: A review of articles dated 2006-2018 from PubMed. CONCLUSION: While a frequently reported concern among female cancer survivors of childbearing potential, fertility preservation education and procedures continue to be an unmet need for this population. IMPLICATION FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Knowledge of current fertility-sparing options is imperative for nurses to ensure fertility preservation is introduced early, and often, into education for patients from diagnosis, through treatment, and in survivorship.