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Fertility preservation in BRCA mutation carriers.
Minerva ginecologica - 1 Oct 2016
Revelli Alberto, Salvagno Francesca, Delle Piane Luisa, Casano Simona, Evangelista Francesca, Pittatore Giulia, Razzano Alessandra, Marchino Gian L, Gennarelli Gianluca, Benedetto Chiara
Abstract excerpt
According to enhanced long-term survival rates of these patients, interest in fertility preservation for young women facing gonadotoxic therapies is increasing. Women who carry a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene have a specifically increased lifetime risk of developing breast and tubo-ovarian cancer. Moreover, they are at high risk of undergoing premature infertility due to the medical interventions that are...
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