Fertility preservation after caesarean delivery in a woman diagnosed with Morbus Hodgkin disease during pregnancy

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Female fertility preservation before chemotherapy has become a common issue among postpubertal and premenopausal women who desire children. Von Wolff et al. [1] recently published a practical guideline for different fertility preservation techniques, based on data from the FertiPROTEKT network database. The published practical guideline particularly addresses women with breast cancer, Hodgkin disease, or borderline ovarian tumour. The following are the different fertility preservation techniques covered: (1) hormonal stimulation and cryopreservation of unfertilised and fertilised oocytes, (2) cryopreservation of ovarian tissue, and (3) administration of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa). There is one or more than 1 option available for cancer patients, depending on cancer type, partnership, and individual desire. …