Fertility Preservation Consult
What code are we supposed to use for counseling regarding fertility preservation for an individual with cancer, or for fertility preservation not related to cancer treatment or before a gonadectomy? In addition, after the consult, if a patient chooses to go through an IVF cycle with oocyte or embryo cryopreservation, what diagnosis should be used?
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Reproductive and hormonal considerations in women at increased risk for hereditary gynecologic cancers: Society of Gynecologic Oncology and American Society for Reproductive Medicine Evidence-Based Review (2019)
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Fertility preservation and reproduction in patients facing gonadotoxic therapies: an Ethics Committee opinion (2018)
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Fertility Preservation Consult
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Fertility Preservation
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Fertility preservation in patients undergoing gonadotoxic therapy or gonadectomy: a committee opinion (2019)
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Reproductive and hormonal considerations in women at increased risk for hereditary gynecologic cancers: Society of Gynecologic Oncology and American Society for Reproductive Medicine Evidence-Based Review (2019)
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