Fertile ground for education on fertility preservation

Many treatments in pediatrics beyond chemotherapy and radiotherapy delivered to oncology patients affect future fertility. Steroids, psychiatric medications, antiepileptic drugs, thyroid medications, novel biologic agents, and illicit drugs can affect fertility in the short- and long-term. In addition, many drugs used in oncology, such as cyclophosphamide, are deployed now in other subspecialties. Some disorders also have intrinsic risks of infertility.

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