Fertility Preservation and Endocrine care in Oncological and Non-Oncological Diseases

This practical updated second edition focuses on the latest advances in fertility preservation and endocrine care in oncological and non-oncological patients. It provides all the information a reproductive physician needs to manage patients requiring fertility counselling. It covers most oncological and non-oncological diseases and conditions in terms of prognosis, therapies, risk of fertility loss and disease-specific fertility preservation recommendations. It presents first the pre-treatment steps to be taken for successful fertility preservation, then detailed information about the range of conditions requiring fertility preservation, followed by all the fertility preservation measures to be considered. Finally it covers what to do during and after cancer treatment such as treatment of heavy uterine bleeding, secondary fertility preservation, contraception, infertility treatment and pregnancies and menopause management. Written by experts in the field, including members of the renowned FertiPROTEKT network, this practical book provides physicians with all the practical information needed under the time pressure of patient counselling, as well as detailed background information.