ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Hum Reprod. 2018 Jul 6. [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dey229Childhood cancer treatment may compromise ovarian function in female childhood cancer survivors (CCSs), leading to delayed or arrested puberty, infertility, subfertility and adverse pregnancy outcomes. This Dutch nationwide retrospective cohort study collected measurements performed between 2008 and 2...

To read the full abstract: Stem Cell Res Ther. 2018 Nov 21; 9 (1):317Spermatogonial stem cell transplantation (SSCT) could become a fertility restoration tool for childhood cancer survivors. However, the colonization efficiency of transplanted spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) in animal models is about 12%, and the effectiveness of this procedure needs to be improved before clinical imple...

To read the full abstract: J Assist Reprod Genet. 2018 Jul; 35(7):1209.Galactosemia is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder of the galactose metabolism, caused by impaired activity of galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GALT). Complete deficiency or severely reduced activity of GALT affects approximately 1:30,000 to 1:50,000 persons. Girls and women with classic galactosemia have...

To read the full abstract: Mod Rheumatol. 2019 May; 29 (3):447In recent years, attention has been increasing on the ovarian reserve in juvenile rheumatic diseases (1–4). Premature ovarian failure is described in 3.5–7.5% of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients, mainly in older subjects (mean age 35 years) and in patients treated with chlorambucil for amyloidosis (5&#150...