Oncofertility care in young women and the outcomes of pregnancy over the last 5 years

Aim: To ascertain the actual outcomes of oncofertility care in young women to provide more appropriate care. Materials & methods: We analyzed the data of 67 female patients under 43 years of age who underwent oncofertility care between January 2015 and September 2019. Results: There were 28 patients with breast cancer, 19 patients with hematologic cancer and 20 patients with other cancer diagnoses. Breast cancer patients tended to take longer than hematologic cancer patients to initiate oncofertility treatment. Despite undergoing oncofertility care, seven of nine pregnant patients did not choose assisted reproductive technology (ART). Conclusion: As spontaneous pregnancies were more common than ART pregnancies in our study, pregnancy by not only ART but also non-ART method is a viable option for young cancer survivors

Successful management of intraoperative hemorrhage from placenta previa accreta: intrauterine tamponade balloons brought out through the abdominal wall.

Background: Conservative management for placenta previa accreta (PPA) may be preferred, but uncontrollable hemorrhage sometimes occurs during a cesarean section. Case: We present a case with a successful maneuver for the management of intraoperative hemorrhage in PPA. Profuse hemorrhage occurred due to partial placental separation during a cesarean section. The bleeding was stopped by the placement of intrauterine tamponade balloons with their shafts passed through the anterior abdominal wall. The catheters were removed after 24 h. The patient had no complications, and the placenta spontaneously resorbed three months after delivery. Conclusion: This is a useful addition to the options for management of PPA at cesarean section