Table 2.
The treating team will conduct a detailed discussion of the risks and potential benefits of ovarian cryopreservation with the parents/guardians, and, where age-appropriate, with the patient. | |
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Ovarian cryopreservation will be offered in cases where necessary medical treatments pose a high-risk of ovarian damage (e.g, bone marrow transplantation, whole-abdomen radiationtherapy, and alkylator-intensive chemotherapy). | |
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Ovarian cryopreservation will be offered to girls over 1 years of age. Below 1 year of age, each case should be assessed individually in a multidisciplinary discussion (may be modified with increasing experience). | |
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Ovarian cryopreservation should preferably be performed during a medically indicated anesthetic session (insertion of an indwelling venous catheter, bone marrow biopsy, and autologous bone marrow harvest). | |
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Medical centers providing pediatric oncology care should form multidisciplinary teams to offer this treatment. |