ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: The prevalence of PCOS in adolescents and young women was established at 4.3%. Whether women with a history of ICPP are at increased risk for PCOS is still controversial. There is no clear evidence that ICPP girls treated with GnRH analogues (GnRHa) are more likely to develop PCOS than their age-matched peers.Objectives: To assess the prevalence of PCOS in adolescents with a history of ICPP and further comp...

The survival rate of young patients with cancer has greatly improved in the last decades, in part due to the introduction of new therapeutic agents and protocols.Chemotherapy may be associated with risk of ovarian dysfunction, permanent or transient amenorrhea, symptoms of ovarian insufficiency and infertility.It has been suggested that prepubertal ovary is less susceptible to deleterious effect of chemotherapy.<p class="abstex...