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. 2009 Apr 13;27(14):2374–2381. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.1839

Table 6.

Pregnancy Outcomes by Ovarian Irradiation Among Female Cancer Survivors

Treatment All Pregnancies (No.) Live Births
Stillbirths
Miscarriages
Abortions
Unknown (No.)
No. RR 95% CI No. RR 95% CI No. RR 95% CI No. RR 95% CI
No RT 1,147 715 1.00 12 1.00 160 1.00 235 1.00 25
Ovaries in RT field 79 39 0.76 0.39 to 1.48 1 1.05 0.14 to 7.91 18 1.86 0.82 to 4.18 13 0.82 0.36 to 1.88 8
Ovaries near RT field 131 78 0.89 0.60 to 1.33 0 25 1.64 0.97 to 2.78 23 0.84 0.49 to 1.44 5
Ovaries shielded 22 14 1.13 0.44 to 2.89 1 5.82 0.73 to 46.4 3 0.9 0.23 to 3.49 3 0.69 0.21 to 2.32 1
No ovarian RT 1,937 1,241 1.14 0.96 to 1.35 17 0.79 0.32 to 1.91 308 1.17 0.92 to 1.48 314 0.74 0.59 to 0.92 57
Ovarian RT unknown 713 461 1.18 0.95 to 1.47 6 0.87 0.31 to 2.46 109 1.17 0.87 to 1.57 107 0.68 0.51 to 0.92 30

Abbreviation: RR, rate ratio; RT, radiation therapy.