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Methods: This single-center prospective cohort study evaluated BC patients counseled at the Oncofertility Unit of San Raffaele Hospital (2012\u20132024). Results: Of 251 BC patients who received counseling, 39 met the inclusion criteria. Among 33 patients with adequate follow-up, 15 (45.5%) are still under anticancer treatment, 6 (18.2%) completed HT but do not seek pregnancy, and 12 (36.3%) sought pregnancy, of which 9 (75%) conceived. Among the nine patients who conceived, four had completed HT (one became pregnant after thawing her cryopreserved oocytes and three had a spontaneous pregnancy). Five patients who conceived had suspended HT to seek pregnancy, according to the results of the POSITIVE trial. After HT discontinuation, all patients thawed their oocytes: three had a pregnancy with a live birth, while two patients did not conceive, so one of them attempted a new in vitro fertilization cycle achieving pregnancy with a live birth, while the other one had a spontaneous pregnancy. Conclusions: Our study highlights the importance of counseling HR+ BC patients candidates for HT alone about the efficacy and safety of fertility preservation. Offering fertility preservation can mitigate the reproductive impact of therapy-related childbearing delays and potentially improve treatment adherence.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/cancers17213498","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,31]],"date-time":"2025-10-31T03:33:07Z","timestamp":1761881587000},"page":"3498","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Can We Improve Pregnancy Rates in Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer After Endocrine Therapy? 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