Skip to main content
  • Book
  • © 2020

Fertility Preservation in Oncological and Non-Oncological Diseases

A Practical Guide

  • Written by recognized experts in the field

  • Features an easy-to-use structure to allow readers to quickly find information regarding diseases and fertility preservation technique

  • Includes flow charts, which guide physicians through the process of fertility preservation counselling and the procedures for several diseases

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.

Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Before Fertility Preservation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. How to Use the Book

      • Michael von Wolff, Frank Nawroth
      Pages 3-5
    3. Networks for Fertility Preservation

      • Frank Nawroth, Michael von Wolff
      Pages 7-9
    4. FertiPROTEKT Network

      • Frank Nawroth, Moritz Suerdieck, Michael von Wolff
      Pages 11-15
    5. Logistics for Fertility-Preservation Counselling

      • Anke Barnbrock, Nicole Sänger
      Pages 17-24
    6. Indications for and Against Fertility Preservation

      • Michael von Wolff, Frank Nawroth
      Pages 25-29
  3. Fertility Preservation—Diseases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31
    2. Breast Cancer

      • Patrizia Sager, Michael von Wolff, Tanja Fehm
      Pages 33-42
    3. Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

      • Carolin Bürkle, Michael von Wolff, Karolin Behringer
      Pages 43-53
    4. Acute Leukaemia

      • Michael von Wolff, Nicola Gökbuget, Andrea Jarisch
      Pages 55-64
    5. Ovarian Tumours and Ovarian Cancer

      • Maren Goeckenjan, Pauline Wimberger, Michael von Wolff
      Pages 65-75
    6. Cervical Cancer

      • Maren Goeckenjan, Pauline Wimberger, Michael von Wolff
      Pages 77-84
    7. Endometrial Hyperplasia and Endometrial Carcinoma

      • Maren Goeckenjan, Michael von Wolff, Pauline Wimberger
      Pages 85-91
    8. Paediatric Cancer

      • Magdalena Balcerek, Michael von Wolff, Anja Borgmann-Staudt
      Pages 93-103
    9. Other Malignancies

      • Michael von Wolff, Martin F. Fey
      Pages 105-113
    10. Non-Malignant Diseases Requiring Stem Cell Transplantation

      • Andrea Jarisch, Ariane Germeyer
      Pages 115-122
    11. Severe Autoimmune Diseases

      • Melanie Henes, Michael von Wolff, Joerg Henes
      Pages 123-131
    12. Endometriosis

      • Alexandra S. Kohl Schwartz, Sara Imboden, Michael von Wolff
      Pages 133-144
    13. Turner Syndrome

      • Andreas Schüring, Frank Nawroth, Michael von Wolff
      Pages 145-156

About this book

This practical book focuses on the most recent advances in fertility preservation in oncological and non-oncological patients.

It presents the steps that need to be followed prior to treatment for successful fertility preservation, and describes in detail the medical conditions requiring fertility preservation, including precise information on the risk of fertility loss, prognosis, risk of ovarian metastasis and other possible risks.

The book also provides information on how to perform the preservation techniques (success rates, risks, etc.) and on what to do after the treatment (in cases of bleeding during chemotherapy, menopause, wish to conceive, etc.).

Written by experts in the field, including members of the globally known network FertiPROTEKT and leading oncologists and specialists, this practical and easy-to-use book is a valuable resource for all clinicians involved in fertility preservation for patients with specific diseases

Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Gynaecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, University Women’s Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

    Michael von Wolff

  • Specialist Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Prenatal Medicine, Endocrinology and Osteology, amedes MVZ Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Frank Nawroth

About the editors

Michael von Wolff is Head of the Division of Gynaecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine at the Women`s University Hospital, Berne, Switzerland. He has studied and worked in Germany, London, New York and most recently in Switzerland. His research focuses on fertility preservation and natural cycle IVF, as well as ovarian stimulation and ovarian tissue transplantation and has published several books and papers. He established the German-language network of fertility preservation before cytotoxic therapies “FertiPROTEKT” (www.fertiprotekt.com) in 2006. He also founded the ESHRE Task Force on Fertility Preservation, has co-founded the Special Interest Group “Fertility preservation” of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, ESHRE and is Vice president of the International Society for Fertility Preservation, ISFP.  



Frank Nawroth Prof. Dr. med., was a Senior Physician and Head of the Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine at the University Women's Hospital in Cologne from 1999-2004, and since 2008 has been an Adjunct Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics there. Since 2010 he has been working at the Center for Infertility, Prenatal Medicine, Endocrinology and Osteology at Barkhof, Hamburg, where he focuses mainly on fertility preservation and treatment of infertility. He has published several books and papers and is a member of the FertiPROTEKT board.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fertility Preservation in Oncological and Non-Oncological Diseases

  • Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide

  • Editors: Michael von Wolff, Frank Nawroth

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47568-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-47567-3Published: 01 July 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-47570-3Published: 01 July 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-47568-0Published: 30 June 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 282

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 72 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: Based on: Indikation und Durchführung fertilitätsprotektiver Massnahmen bei onkologischen und nicht-onkologischen Erkrankungen, Editor: Michael von Wolff, 1st edition, 2016, ISBN: 978-3-88312-127-7

  • Topics: Reproductive Medicine, Gynecology, Oncology

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access