title: Improving fertility preservation in cancer: ovarian tissue cryobanking followed by ovarian stimulation can be efficiently combined.
abstract: This pilot study evaluated whether combination of partial removal of ovarian tissue for cryobanking followed by ovarian stimulation and cryopreservation of oocytes can improve the efficacy of fertility preservation without further delaying cancer treatment. Initial partial removal of ovarian tissue did not substantially affect the average number and quality of retrieved oocytes after ovarian stimulation in this study.
authors.affiliation: Institute Fiore, Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Cosima
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huober-Zeeb
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lawrenz
authors.forename: Roxana M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Popovici
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Strowitzki
authors.forename: Ariane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Germeyer
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stute
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: von Wolff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D005306:Fertilization; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D009865:Oocytes / Q000166:cytology; D010053:Ovary / Q000166:cytology*; D010062:Ovulation Induction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020554:Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic; D014015:Tissue Banks; D055815:Young Adult