S1 Guideline: Impairment of gonadal function After Cancer in Childhood and Adolescence
Klin Padiatr DOI: 10.1055/a-2081-0605A possible negative consequence of cancer treatment is the fertility impairment
of young cancer survivors. However, most former patients express the wish to
have biological children. Fertility-preserving measures are available and are
– under certain circumstances – financed by health insurance.
Separate information at the time of diagnosis and during follow-up care should
be adapted to the individual risk and enable those affected to make a
self-determined decision about cryopreservation of germ cells or germ cell
tissue. Hyopgonadotropic hypogonadism can be treated by the pulsatile
administration of gonadotropins. Affected individuals can be reassured. A health
restriction of the offspring due to the cancer treatment is not to be expected,
even after artificial insemination. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart,
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Source: Klinische Padiatrie - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Borgmann-Staudt, Anja Jantke, Andreas Hinz, Stefan Beckmann, Matthias Dittrich, Ralf Lotz, Laura Balcerek, Magdalena Tags: Diagnostic and Treatment Recommendation Source Type: research
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