[Is there any place for oocyte cryopreservation after cancer treatment?].

The number of young cancer women theoretically eligible for fertility preservation before chemotherapy is steadily increasing. Nevertheless, the number of patients who can really benefit from complex ART techniques such as ovarian tissue or oocyte/embryo cryopreservation remains very low mainly because of a too short time-interval between the cancer diagnosis and its treatment. Lack of adequate information regarding post treatment infertility risk and logistical difficulties to access to a highly specialized cryopreservation centre are also reasons of importance. It is now well-established that these patients are at high risk of infertility even if they return to a normal ovarian function. Therefore, for patients who could not benefit from fertility preservation before cancer treatment, and who have recovered spontaneous menstrual cycle, one might raise the question of oocyte freezing once the cancer cured.