Ovarian transposition

Abstract

Summary Cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens and radiotherapy can lead to acute ovarian failure, premature ovarian insufficiency and menopause. Fertility preservation options before radiotherapy include ovarian transposition, where one or both ovaries are placed outside the radiation field. However, the efficacy of ovarian transposition is questioned, as the conservation of ovarian function varies between 17 and 95% in the literature.

Fertility preservation

“…This series will cover the most common fertility preservation techniques and future prospects in this scientific field [1][2][3][4]. Medical professionals and patients need to be informed about possibilities of FP techniques in order to allow the patient to make an autonomous decision concerning a future chance of parenthood.…”