Reduced Fertility Potential in Young Patients Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Despite Reduced Intensity Conditioning

Reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) is increasingly used for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT). Risk of infertility and primary gonadal insufficiency secondary to standard myeloablative (MAC) HCT is high, but little is known of these complications following use of RIC HCT.

Source: Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology - April 1, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Helen Oquendo-del Toro, Jonathan C. Howell, Priscilla Badia, Janie Benoit, Stella Davies, Michael Grimley, Sonata Jodele, Christine Phillips, Karen Burns, Pooja Khandelwal, Javier El-Bietar, Rebecca Marsh, Adam Nelson, Gregory Wallace, Christopher Dandoy, Source Type: research