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. 2019 Feb 20;36(5):1013–1021. doi: 10.1007/s10815-019-01419-8

Table 5.

Protocol used—based on type of cancer (survey responses per center)

Does your unit have differences in treatment protocols based on the type of the malignancy?
 Yes No Our unit does not treat patients for fertility preservation
 204 (63.6%) 85 (26.5%) 32 (10%)
In patients with malignant hematological diseases, when do you start fertility preservation treatment?
 Immediately Wait for the follicular phase to start Start in the luteal phase Our unit does not treat patients for fertility preservation
 231 (72%) 45 (14%) 9 (2.8%) 36 (11.2%)
Do you use controlled ovarian hyperstimulation protocols for fertility preservation in breast cancer patients?
 Yes No Our unit does not treat patients for fertility preservation
 269 (83.8%) 25 (7.8%) 27 (8.4%)
In breast cancer patients, do you use FSH to stimulate the ovaries?
 Yes No Our unit does not treat patients for fertility preservation
 245 (76.3%) 49 (15.3%) 27 (8.4%)
In breast cancer patients, do you add aromatase inhibitors to the protocol?
 Yes No Our unit does not treat patients for fertility preservation
 237 (73.8%) 57 (17.8%) 27 (8.4%)