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S1 Guideline: Impairment of gonadal function After Cancer in Childhood and Adolescence.

Anja Borgmann-StaudtAndreas JantkeStefan HinzMatthias BeckmannRalf DittrichLaura LotzMagdalena Balcerek
Published in: Klinische Padiatrie (2023)
A 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.
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