Fertility problems in patients with germ cell tumors


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This review highlights some of the aspects of the fertility in patients with germ cell tumors. This problem appears to be the very actual problem because of the possible impact not only anticancer therapy, but the tumor itself, coming from the human gonadal germ cells on the fertility. The individual histological types have been characterized by age and gender features. In patients with germ cell tumors, infertility is more common than in patients with other malignancies. Feasibility of the germ cell sampling procedure: the sperm and possibly, ovum, before the treatment in order to preserve the reproductive function of cured patients.

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Elena V. Zhukovskaya

Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology named after Dmitry Rogachev

Email: elena_zhukovskay@mail.ru
MD, PhD, DSc, Prof., Head of the Department of the research of remote effects of antitumor therapy of the Treatment and rehabilitation Center «Russkoe pole» of the Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology named after Dmitry Rogachev Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation

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