Fertility Preservation

"Fertility Preservation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A method of providing future reproductive opportunities before a medical treatment with known risk of loss of fertility. Typically reproductive organs or tissues (e.g., sperm, egg, embryos and ovarian or testicular tissues) are cryopreserved for future use before the medical treatment (e.g., chemotherapy, radiation) begins.

Descriptor ID	D059247
MeSH Number(s)	E02.875.800.625 E04.936.537.562 E05.820.800.625
Concept/Terms	Fertility Preservation Fertility Preservation Fertility Preservations Preservation, Fertility Preservations, Fertility

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Fertility Preservation".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Reproductive Techniques [E02.875]
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted [E02.875.800]
Fertility Preservation [E02.875.800.625]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Transplantation [E04.936]
Tissue and Organ Harvesting [E04.936.537]
Fertility Preservation [E04.936.537.562]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Reproductive Techniques [E05.820]
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted [E05.820.800]
Fertility Preservation [E05.820.800.625]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Fertility Preservation".

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Bar chart showing 15 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2011	0	1	1
2017	1	2	3
2018	2	2	4
2019	1	0	1
2020	2	0	2
2022	2	0	2
2023	1	0	1
2024	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Fertility Preservation" by people in Profiles.

Boedeker D, Brolinson M, Campedelli AC, Yu R, Raiciulescu S, Devine K, Hill M, DeCherney A, Spitzer T. Initiation and outcomes of women pursuing planned fertility preservation. Fertil Steril. 2025 Jan; 123(1):148-155.

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Pecker LH, Oteng-Ntim E, Nero A, Lanzkron S, Christianson MS, Woolford T, Meacham LR, Mishkin AD. Expecting more: the case for incorporating fertility services into comprehensive sickle cell disease care. Lancet Haematol. 2023 Mar; 10(3):e225-e234.

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Merkison J, Malcom C, Decherney A. Use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist trigger in fertility preservation for patients with inherited genetic disorders. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2022; 13:826419.

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Baiocchi G, Tsunoda AT, Guitmann G, Vieira MA, Zanvettor PH, Silvestre JBCH, Santos MH, Sacramento RMM, de Araujo EO, Lopes RH, Falcao D, Lopes A, Schmidt R, Lyra JS, Almeida HIB, Casteleins WA, Cintra GF, Zanini LAG, Reis RJ, Coelho EG, Fin FR, Rezende V, Pan?an TDM, Vieira SC, Silva JS, de Andrade MR, Carneiro VCG, Foiato TF, Ritt GF, Ianaze GC, Moretti-Marques R, Andrade CEMC, Maciel LF, Lira DL, Medeiros GM, Leite ALS, Cucolicchio GO, Tayeh MRA, Cruz RP, Guth GZ, Leal RMLV, Magno VA, Lopes FCO, Laporte GA, Pupo-Nogueira A, Barros AV, da Cunha JR, Pessini SA, Braganca JF, Figueiredo HF, Loureiro CMB, Bocanegra RED, Affonso RJ, Fernandes PHS, Ribeiro HSC, Batista TP, Oliveira AF, Ribeiro R. Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology consensus on fertility-sparing surgery for cervical cancer. J Surg Oncol. 2022 Jul; 126(1):37-47.

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Brady PC, Forman EJ. An oncofertility prediction tool? Forecasting fertility after cancer. Fertil Steril. 2021 02; 115(2):323-324.

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Sax MR, Pavlovic Z, DeCherney AH. Inconsistent Mandated Access to Fertility Preservation: A Review of Relevant State Legislation. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 04; 135(4):848-851.

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Selter J, Huang Y, Grossman Becht LC, Palmerola KL, Williams SZ, Forman E, Ananth CV, Hur C, Neugut AI, Hershman DL, Wright JD. Use of fertility preservation services in female reproductive-aged cancer patients. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 10; 221(4):328.e1-328.e16.

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Oliphant J, Veale J, Macdonald J, Carroll R, Johnson R, Harte M, Stephenson C, Bullock J, Cole D, Manning P. Guidelines for Gender Affirming Healthcare for Gender Diverse and Transgender Children, Young People and Adults in Aotearoa, New Zealand. N Z Med J. 2018 12 14; 131(1487):86-96.

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Pecker LH, Maher JY, Law JY, Beach MC, Lanzkron S, Christianson MS. Risks associated with fertility preservation for women with sickle cell anemia. Fertil Steril. 2018 09; 110(4):720-731.

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Zolton JR, Parikh TP, Hickstein DD, Holland SM, Hill MJ, DeCherney AH, Wolff EF. Oocyte cryopreservation for women with GATA2 deficiency. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2018 Jul; 35(7):1201-1207.

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