Work

Ethical and legal issues of preserving childhood oncofertility

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Providing a better quality of life for the children with cancer after recovery proves to be one and important aspect of rehabilitation. Preserving the fertility of children, adolescents and young adults can improve the chances to lead a full, active life, and have biological children after oncological treatment. It is necessary to consider that the degree of reproductive potential impairment as well as recovery perspectives can be assessed solely after the gonadotoxic therapy completion. Whereas fertility preservation practice proves to be more effective before the oncological treatment. The complexity of discussing with young patients and their parents (custodian parents) the risk of decrease or loss of reproductive function, of fertility preservation methods, of necessity to agree to another possible invasive intervention raises quite a range of ethical and legal problems, which claim special attention on behalf of doctors and patients’ protection.

Source: Russian Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

DOI: 10.21682/2311-1267-2024-11-3-60-65

Authors: O. E. Lavrinovich, A. P. Karitsky, Yu. A. Tatishcheva, S. A. Kulyova

Institutions: Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University

Language: English

Topic: Reproductive Biology and Fertility

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4412750083

FWCI:

Cites: 13

Cited by:

Related to: 10