Preserving Fertility During Pelvic Radiation: A Multidisciplinary Surgical Approach

Cleveland Clinic Cancer Advances · May 14, 2026 · 16m

Young patients requiring pelvic radiation face limited fertility preservation options. In this episode of Cancer Advances, Robert DeBernardo, MD, and Johanna Kelley, MD, both gynecologic oncologists at Cleveland Clinic, discuss uterine transposition—a novel surgical approach that protects both ovarian function and the uterus—using a real world rectal cancer case. Learn which patients may benefit, how the multidisciplinary model works and what this technique could mean for counseling, referrals and long term reproductive outcomes.