Children born after their fathers had been treated with chemotherapy for testicular cancer.

van der Kolk, B M; Mulder, N H; Mantingh, A; van den Berg, E; Schraffordt Koops, H; de Vries, E G; Willemse, P H; Sleijfer, D T

van der Kolk, B M; Mulder, N H; Mantingh, A; van den Berg, E; Schraffordt Koops, H; de Vries, E G; Willemse, P H; Sleijfer, D T.

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van der Kolk BM; Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol ; 34(1-2): 167-70, 1990.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1689259

ABSTRACT

Twenty children fathered by 15 patients treated with platinum-based combination chemotherapy for disseminated testicular carcinoma were examined and found to have no evidence of congenital malformations. The results indicate no reason for advising against pregnancies in this group of young couples.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use; Pregnancy Outcome; Testicular Neoplasms/drug therapy; Adult; Bleomycin/therapeutic use; Cisplatin/therapeutic use; Female; Humans; Male; Pregnancy; Vinblastine/therapeutic use

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Testicular Neoplasms / Pregnancy Outcome / Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Pregnancy Language: En Journal: Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol Year: 1990 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Netherlands Country of publication: Ireland

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