Knowra Fertility preservation Fertility preservation Fertility preservation comprises methods that protect or store reproductive potential before medical treatment or other circumstances may impair fertility.
Oocyte cryopreservation : Oocyte cryopreservation freezes unfertilized eggs for possible use in future fertility treatment. It preserves eggs before treatment without requiring fertilization or a sperm source at the time of freezing.
Oncofertility : Oncofertility combines oncology and reproductive medicine to address fertility during cancer care. Cancer treatment creates urgent preservation decisions that connect fertility specialists with oncology teams.
Gonadotoxicity : Gonadotoxicity is damage to reproductive organs or cells caused by medications, radiation, or other exposures. It is the treatment-related risk that preservation methods are intended to address.
Fertility preservation counseling : Fertility preservation counseling explains reproductive risks, options, timing, and uncertainties before potentially fertility-damaging treatment. Counseling must balance urgent treatment schedules with choices whose benefits may remain uncertain.
Embryo cryopreservation : Embryo cryopreservation freezes embryos created through in vitro fertilization for possible later transfer. It stores embryos formed before fertility-threatening treatment, usually after fertilization in a laboratory.
Fertility preservation in cancer : Fertility preservation in cancer addresses reproductive risks from cancer and its treatments. Chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery can impair fertility, making timing before treatment central.
Ovarian reserve : Ovarian reserve describes the quantity of a person's remaining eggs and follicles. Baseline reserve helps shape counseling about egg retrieval and likely reproductive outcomes.
Reproductive autonomy : Reproductive autonomy is the ability to make informed, voluntary decisions about reproduction. Preservation decisions raise questions of consent, future use, and control over stored reproductive material.
Ovarian tissue cryopreservation : Ovarian tissue cryopreservation freezes ovarian tissue for possible reimplantation or other reproductive use. It can preserve follicles without ovarian stimulation, including when treatment must begin quickly.
Fertility preservation for transgender people : Fertility preservation for transgender people includes storing reproductive cells or tissue before treatments or procedures that may affect fertility. Hormone therapy and gonadal surgery can shape when preservation is considered and which options remain available.
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