In this episode:

• The ways in which cancer therapies may impact on subsequent fertility
• The importance of addressing fertility issues in those facing chemotherapy/radiotherapy
• Techniques to preserve fertility in both male and female patients before and after cancer therapy
• Preserving fertility in prepubescent patients
• The main limitations of fertility preservation techniques

Host: Dr Terri Foran, Sexual Health Physician; Conjoint Senior Lecturer, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW

Guest: A/Prof Kate Stern, Specialist, Gynaecologist and Reproductive Endocrinologist; Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Royal Women’s Hospital; Clinical Director and Head of Clinical Research, Melbourne IVF

Total time: 21 mins

Recommended Resources:

• The Fertility Preservation Service at The Royal Women’s Hospital in Victoria
• Melbourne IVF
• Fertility Society of Australia and New Zealand