Abstract The rapid expansion in reproductive medicine services in recent decades, with notable technological advances in oocyte cryopreservation [1] and artificial reproductive techniques using mature gametes [2], has aligned with…
Abstract Apoptosis, a physiological process for the controlled deletion of cells, is critical for the regulation of cell numbers, the management of morphogenesis during embryonic development, and the orchestration of…
Abstract Cancer in childhood is rare. The most recent SEER Cancer Statistics Review, released in April 2018 and covering 2011–2015, shows that for ages 0–14 the incidence of all cancer…
Abstract It could be said that the first instance of assisted reproductive technology (ART) was when an eminent surgeon, John Hunter (1728–1793) of London (Figure 1.1), assisted a woman in…
Abstract Chemotherapy induces ovarian damage in a drug- and dose-dependent manner, and is related to age at the time of treatment, with progressively smaller doses required to produce ovarian failure…
Introduction Massage therapy is the scientific, systematic, manual, or mechanical manipulation of the soft tissues of the body for the purpose of normalizing those tissues. It employs manual techniques that…
Introduction A significant proportion of reproductive-aged women are affected by a breast or gynecologic cancer diagnosis in the United States. In 2019 there will be an estimated 268,600 new cases…
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines palliative care as “an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness, through…
Introduction As the number of oncology patients grows in the United States, rehabilitation professionals are asked to be involved in the care at various points before, during, and after treatment….
Introduction This chapter will introduce the clinician to the role of pelvic floor therapy for rehabilitation of gynecological (GYN) cancer survivors. This population is unlike others with pelvic floor dysfunction…
