Improving fertility preservation in cancer: ovarian tissue cryobanking followed by ovarian stimulation can be efficiently combined.
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.
Huober-Zeeb
Cosima
C
Institute Fiore, Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Lawrenz
Barbara
B
Popovici
Roxana M
RM
Strowitzki
Thomas
T
Germeyer
Ariane
A
Stute
Petra
P
von Wolff
Michael
M
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