Abstract
Background:
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy to affect women of reproductive age. As more women are delaying fertility into the 4th and 5th decade of life, more women face the possibility of a breast cancer diagnosis prior to accomplishing their reproductive goals.
Methods:
Literature review PubMed, EMBASE.
Conclusions:
From expectant management, hormonal suppression, in vitro fertilization with embryo freezing, to egg and ovarian tissue cryopreservation, numerous fertility sparing options are available to women with breast cancer. Therapy will be individualized based on a patient’s age, financial resources, availability of services, cancer prognosis, ER/PR receptor, HER2 and BRCA status.