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fertility preservation |
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fertility preservation, a nursing intervention from the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) defined as providing information, counseling, and treatment that facilitate reproductive health and the ability to conceive. See also Nursing Interventions Classification. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Chair of the Cancer Nurses Society, RN Kate Cameron, said it was important for nurses working in cancer care to be aware of the development, as they provided education and advice to women, not only about the side effects of treatment, but also about fertility risks and options for fertility preservation. Tucker are among the first to pioneer Oocyte Vitrification, a cutting edge fertility preservation technique involving the rapid freezing of women's eggs for future thawing and fertilization; a technique resulting in much improved pregnancy rates over older freezing methods. CHICAGO -- Until recently, there has not been a lot of known fertility preservation options for patients preparing to undergo cancer treatments such as radiation, chemotherapy or other surgeries known to hinder reproductive potential; an added struggle for the 130,000 people in the US each year that are diagnosed with cancer in their prime reproductive years. |
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