This document discusses fertility assessment and interventions for adolescents and young adults with cancer. It aims to raise awareness of the fertility risks cancer poses to this group and reviews options available to preserve their reproductive potential, such as sperm, egg, and embryo banking. Fertility preservation should be discussed with all patients facing cancer treatments that could impact fertility.

1. Fertility Assessment and Interventions in the
Adolescent and Young Adult with Cancer
Jennifer Levine, MD, MSW
Assistant Professor,
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY
Objectives:
• Demonstrate awareness of the fertility concerns and risks for adolescent and
young adults with cancer
• Review options available for maintaining reproductive potential in this patient
population