Cervical Cancer

Studies from Aristotle University reveal new findings on cervical cancer

Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 1st, 2009

"Preservation of fertility is a major concern for premenopausal women after diagnosis of cervical cancer. Successful surrogate pregnancy after treatment for cervical cancer has very rarely been reported," investigators in Thessaloniki, Greece report.

"In the present report, a case of successful surrogate pregnancy after radical hysterectomy, lymphadenectomy and ovarian transposition for cervical cancer, followed by radiation therapy, is presented. After stimulation of the transposed ovaries using the short gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogue protocol, four oocytes were retrieved transabdominally from the genetic mother. IVF followed and two embryos were...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-10-01)

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