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Predictive factors for fertility preservation in pediatric and adolescent girls with planned gonadotoxic treatment.

Glory E MgbojiChristina N Cordeiro MitchellBronwyn S BedrickDhananjay VaidyaXueting TaoYisi LiuJacqueline Y MaherMindy S Christianson
Published in: Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics (2021)
Among pediatric and adolescent patients at an academic center undergoing a fertility preservation consultation, there were no socioeconomic or clinical barriers to FPT use in those who had not yet undergone gonadotoxic therapy. The only factor that was negatively associated with odds of pursuing FPT was prior chemotherapy exposure.
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