title: Restoration of ovarian endocrine function by ovarian transplantation.
abstract: Cancer treatment can cause changes in sex hormone production, premature ovarian failure and infertility. As survival rates for young cancer patients improve, protection against iatrogenic infertility caused by chemotherapy or radiotherapy assumes a higher priority.
authors.affiliation: The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 505 East 70(th) Street, HT-340, New York, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Munire
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akar
authors.forename: Kutluk
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oktay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D051379:Mice; D016513:Mice, SCID; D010053:Ovary / Q000637:transplantation*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D014022:Tissue Survival; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents