Neoplasia and Fertility

Research on young individuals and childbearing adults being treated for  neoplasia has revealed a rising number of requests for treatments aimed  to maintain the possibility to conceive. To answer such requests, it is  important for medical professionals to consider the necessity to cure  the woman, to preserve her fertility, to give information both on the  effect of neoplasia and treatments on pregnancy. Patients have to be  informed on the possible treatment alternatives that are less aggressive  towards the reproductive function, but at the same time, give desirable  results in terms of survival.

Neoplasia and Fertility describes  the state-of-the-art on fertility preservation in women affected by  neoplasia. The 11 book chapters inform the reader with the goal of  equipping them with the required information needed to present the  condition and to discuss the possibility of conceiving, and how to  manage patients after oncologic treatments at different stages of  pregnancy.

Key Features
- Informs the reader about the relationship between gynecological cancer and fertility in women through 11 chapters
- Describes a broad range of cancers and relevant treatment options for maintaining fertility
- Explains the role of a ‘Fertility Sparing Team’ in clinics
- Familiarizes the reader with the ethics behind oncology treatments with reference to female fertility
- Describes fertility issues related to hereditary cancers in women
- Includes references for further reading

The  book serves as an informative reference on the subject to medical  doctors in the gynecology, obstetrics and midwife specialties, and  nurses training the gynecological oncology. It will also be of interest  to healthcare administrators involved in fertility and oncology clinics,  as well as general practitioners in family medicine.