Fertility Preservation in Female Cancer Patients

Table 2

The established methods for fertility preservation.

Option	Embryo cryopreservation	Ovarian transposition /radiation shielding gonad,	Radical trachelectomy	Donor embryos/donor oocytes/gestational surrogacy/adoption
Pubertal status	After puberty	Before or after puberty	After puberty	After puberty
Time requirement	10–14 days from mens/outpatient procedure	In conjunction with radiotherapy/outpatient procedure	In patient surgical procedure	Varies: in conjunction with IVF
Success rates	Approximately 20–33% per transfer	Approximately 50% due to altered blood flow and scattered radiation	No evidence of higher cancer Recurrence rates	Embryo: unknown/oocytes: 40–50%/ surrogacy: 30%