Fertility Preservation for Pediatric Cancer Patients

According to the NIH, the number of pediatric cancer survivors is growing rapidly as treatments become more effective. However, many current regimens can cause gonadotoxicity and permanent infertility, significantly impacting quality of life of these patients. Numerous treatment options are already available to prevent infertility in patients at risk.

In this segment, Dr. Kenan Omurtag, and Dr. Emily Jungheim, both Washington University reproductive endocrinologists and infertility specialists, discuss fertility preservation for pediatric cancer patients, at what point preservation modalities should be considered, when a fertility specialist should be brought in, as well as new scientific advances in this area.