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ScienceDirect.com - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - More Research, More Responsibility: The Expansion of Duty to Warn in Cancer Patients Considering Fertility Preservation
Abstract
Reproductive
technology is advancing at a steadfast pace. Researchers are
successfully refining options for fertility preservation, to the benefit
of the cancer community. Research has consistently shown cancer
patients and survivors desire to have risks to fertility and
preservation options disclosed, and major campaigns have been undertaken
to refer these patients to fertility specialists. However, the decision
to pursue fertility preservation is not an isolated judgment. A variety
of future decisions may arise for the individual or couple, choices
that may not have been relayed during the initial decision-making
process. Future decisions include the length of time to continue to
store frozen gametes, donating banked gametes to infertile couples, and
whether embryos created with one partner would be accepted by a new
partner. It is important to continue the advancement of fertility
preservation not only in the scientific milieu, but also in addressing a
patient’s preparedness for long-term decision making
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