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Fertility Preservation

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Definition: 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.     
See Also Oocyte Retrieval; Organ Sparing Treatments; Sperm Retrieval
Other names Preservations, Fertility; Preservation, Fertility; Fertility Preservations

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