How to meet the need for fertility preservation

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In a well-attended presentation yesterday morning, fertility expert Associate Professor Kate Stern discussed the often unmet need to inform young patients with cancer about their fertility-preservation options. 

Concerns included a lack of formal referral protocols, a lack of clinician awareness and geographical inequity. 

Stern reminded her colleagues that preservation, where possible, should be offered before cancer treatment started.