Background: This paper examined the impact of temporary international labor migration on completed marital fertility using the 2010 Census of Population data from the Philippines. The case of the Philippines was investigated because it is uniquely a major source of male and female labor migrants to over 100 countries in the world.
Objectives: To identify the trends in male and female Filipino migrants to various destinations and to quantify the impact of international labor migration on completed marital fertility in the Philippines.
Methodology: A Two-stage Residual Inclusion Censored Poisson model was used to handle problems of endogeneity and observation censoring.
Results and Conclusions: The results provide strong evidence for the negative impact of international labor migration on completed fertility that can be similarly observed in married women with Overseas Filipino Worker spouses and married women who are Overseas Filipino Workers themselves. These women who are exposed to labor migration exhibit approximately 60 percent lower completed fertility compared to women not exposed to labor migration. The negative impact can be attributed to the long and cyclical spousal separations that disrupt couple childbearing and the assimilation and adaptation of the destination country's low fertility norms. The findings of the paper contribute to the sparse demographic literature on the effect of migration on fertility in sending regions and countries.

Uterine tumor resembling ovarian sex cord tumors (UTROSCT) is an extremely rare type of uterine stromal neoplasm that exhibits prominent sex cord-like differentiation. The clinical characteristics of a UTROSCT are not fully understood. Most reported cases of UTROSCT were treated by hysterectomy with or without bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy; however, a few cases have been treated by only tumor resection in patients who had a strong desire to preserve their fertility. We present a case of UTROSCT with myometrial invasion, which resulted in a successful delivery after the patient was treated by resectoscopic surgery and conservation of the uterus, and a brief review of the literature.
Fertility ; Fertility Preservation ; Humans ; Hysterectomy ; Uterus

Over 150,000 reproductive age individuals face fertility-threatening cancer treatments each year. Improved detection and treatment of cancer in reproductive-age patients have greatly increased the long-term survival and made it possible for these individuals to consider their long-term quality-of-life after cancer including having biologic offspring. Various methods of fertility preservation (FP) are now available for both males and females. In order to maximize FP options available to patients facing imminent gonadotoxic therapies, it is crucial that women have quick access to FP care and that providers expedite FP strategies. The overarching goal of a clinical FP program is to help patients and their physicians consider the impact of treatment on future fertility and facilitate FP efforts in what is often a limited time period before cancer treatment begins.
Female ; Fertility Preservation* ; Fertility* ; Humans ; Male

Background: The increasing number of young survivors after cancer treatment and of patients with non-malignant conditions who are at risk for subfertility has resulted in a demand for fertility preservation services, including the Philippines. Objective: The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the history, indications, and management principles of fertility preservation. Also, the available strategies in the Philippines in both pre-pubertal and post-pubertal men and women and future directions of the field in the country will be discussed. Materials and methods: Literature review, historical accounts Results and conclusions Fertility preservation should be a priority when treating children and adults of reproductive age with agents that have deleterious effects on the gonads. If harmful treatment will be used, the options of fertility preservation should be discussed, as early as possible by the primary physician in collaboration with the oncologist and the reproductive medicine specialist. Most of the known options for fertility preservation are available in the Philippines and are being implemented in the local IVF centers. Recent developments hint of a potentially faster progress in the field with the establishment of the Philippine Society for Fertility Preservation in collaboration with other professional societies and a linkage with the Department of Health with the signing into law of the National Integrated Cancer Control Act of 2019.
Fertility Preservation ; Cryopreservation ; Oocytes ; Ovary ; Fertility

Radiofrequency myolysis is a method for preserving uterus and fecundity, and due to its more non-invasive and simpler operation, it is now frequently carried out to cure the uterine myomas. However, not long time has passed since this operation started, and little studies were conducted on its complications and side effects. Therefore, since the authors experienced the formation of an abscess in uterus after radiofrequency myolysis of uterine myoma, we hereby report the case.
Abscess* ; Fertility ; Leiomyoma* ; Uterus

The conclusions of fertility rate were briefed from analysis of fertility result of Demographic and Health Survey through 2002. Currently, the average birth delivery is 1.9 child /woman. That figure is low among Asian countries. The lowest birth rate in urban women is 1.4; Southeast women are 1.4, women with high school certificate upward are 1.4. The average duration between two birth delivery increasing from 36 months in 1997 to 47 months in 2002 in general. The average age for the first delivery highest for urban women, southeast area women and women having high school certificate up ward. The rate of pregnancy in under age is low, highest for illiteracy women or under graduate primary school
Fertility ; Health Surveys ; Health

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Endometrial Neoplasms ; Female ; Fertility

There are relatively few effective clinical options for preserving female fertility, particularly following aggressive chemotherapy and or radiotherapy treatment protocols. This paper reviews the scientific background, current technology, clinical results and potential future applications of two methods of preserving female fertility-ovarian tissue cryopreservation and oocyte cryopreservation. These technologies are investigational, although rapidly evolving and their list of appropriate indications may be expanded in the future.
CRYOPRESERVATION ; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE

Philippines Statistics show that of the total population, the number of senior citizens had grown from 4% in 2000, 7% in 2007 and 8.2% in 2018. In 2050, the older population is projected to be 15.3% of the total population. This elderly population is expected to effect a decline in the labor force, lower fertility and increasing age and number of dependenc
Aged ; Humans ; Philippines ; Fertility

Fertility preservation (FP) is an effort to retain the fertility of cancer patients, and as an emerging discipline, it plays a central role in cancer care. Because of improvement in diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, an increasingly large number of patients are surviving with cancer. FP specialists should make an effort to spread the significance of FP among reproductive women with cancer and provide appropriate education both for associated physicians and for cancer patients who wish to preserve their fertility. Physicians who take part in the initial diagnosis and management of cancer should consider the importance of early referral of young cancer patients to FP specialists and take care of those patients by providing timely information and appropriate counseling. Individualized treatment strategies should be delivered depending on the patient's situation with appropriate team approach.
Counseling ; Female ; Fertility ; Fertility Preservation ; Humans ; Referral and Consultation ; Specialization