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Fertility Preservation in Clinical Practice Successful treatment of cancer often requires compromises on the part of both doctors and patients. One such concession is the young patient’s permanent loss of reproductive capacity, which has frequent long-term psychological consequences. Cancer patient fertility is the subject of a new medical field called oncofertility. This new medical discipline expands cooperation among embryologists, biologists, oncologists, sociologists, and reproductive medicine specialists. In…

Fertility Preservation in Clinical Practice Successful treatment of cancer often requires compromises on the part of both doctors and patients. One such concession is the young patient’s permanent loss of reproductive capacity, which has frequent long-term psychological consequences. Cancer patient fertility is the subject of a new medical field called oncofertility. This new medical discipline expands cooperation among embryologists, biologists, oncologists, sociologists, and reproductive medicine specialists. In this book readers will become informed about the basic principles of this new medical discipline. They will become aware of recent molecular biology research in terms of potential clinical applications. We will also discuss certain legal, ethical, and social aspects related to this new and fascinating knowledge. This work defines oncofertility as a new direction in reproductive medicine. It summarizes the latest findings and tries to predict successful discoveries and further advancements in this exciting multidisciplinary field. Hopefully the book will attract readers and inspire associates to become further involved in improving the quality of life of cancer patients whose future fertility has been severely compromised. Úspěšná léčba rakoviny často vyžaduje kompromis ze strany lékařů i pacientů. Jedním z příkladů je trvalá ztráta reprodukční schopnosti mladého pacienta se všemi dlouhodobými psychologickými následky. Plodnost pacientů s rakovinou je předmětem nové lékařské specializace nazvané onkofertilita, jakožto nového směru v reprodukční medicíně. Tato nová lékařská disciplína rozšiřuje spolupráci mezi gynekology, onkology, embryology a biology. V této knize jsou čtenáři informováni o základních principech onkofertility. Kniha je seznamuje rovněž s některými právními, etickými a sociálními aspekty této nové lékařské disciplíny. Shrnuje nejnovější poznatky a snaží se předpovědět úspěšné objevy a další pokroky v této oblasti.