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Current practices in menstrual management in adolescents with cancer: A national survey of pediatric oncology providers.

Allison G CloseKelley A JonesAllison LandowskiGalen E SwitzerTraci M KazmerskiElizabeth MillerErika Friehling
Published in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2019)
The vast majority of pediatric oncologists who responded to this national survey have used preventative menstrual suppression and feel that it is important to consider in many types of AYA cancers. Although pediatric oncologists are most often managing menstrual suppression, they do not feel comfortable doing so and desire guidelines to help with management. Future studies to assess which patients require menstrual suppression and which menstrual suppression is best tolerated and efficacious is needed.
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