Early-onset epithelial ovarian cancer in a patient who had undergone ovarian hyperstimulation for oocyte donation

Yasmin et al discuss the case of a 36-year-old woman who developed ovarian cancer within three years following ovarian hyperstimulation for oocyte donation. Questions have been raised about the relationship between infertility, fertility drugs and ovarian cancer. The relationship between fertility d...

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Published in:Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 2001-11, Vol.21 (6), p.640
Main Authors: Hajira Yasmin, Renninson, J N, Geyoushi, Bohaira
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Drug therapy
Fertility
Infertility
Ovarian cancer
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Summary:Yasmin et al discuss the case of a 36-year-old woman who developed ovarian cancer within three years following ovarian hyperstimulation for oocyte donation. Questions have been raised about the relationship between infertility, fertility drugs and ovarian cancer. The relationship between fertility drugs and epithelial ovarian cancer is controversial and causality has yet to be proven.
ISSN:0144-3615
1364-6893
DOI:10.1080/01443610120087779