title: An Introduction to The Royan Human Ovarian Tissue Bank.
abstract: From December 2000 until 2010, the researchers at Royan Institute conducted a wide range of investigations on ovarian tissue cryopreservation with the intent to provide fertility pres- ervation to cancer patients that were considered to be candidates for these services. In 2010, Royan Institute established the Royan Human Ovarian Tissue Bank as a subgroup of the Embryology Department. Since its inception, approximately 180 patients between the ages of 747 years have undergone consultations. Ovarian samples were cryopreserved from 47 patients (age: 7-35 years) diagnosed with cervical adenocarcinoma (n=9); breast carcinoma (n=7), Ewing's sarcoma (n=7), opposite side ovarian tumor (n=7), endometrial adenocarci- noma (n=4), malignant colon tumors (n=3), as well as Hodgkin's lymphoma, major thalas- semia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (n=1-2 patients for each disease). Additionally, two patients requested ovarian tissue transplantation after completion of their treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Embryology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Naeimeh Sadat
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Abtahi
authors.affiliation: Department of Embryology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Bita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ebrahimi
authors.affiliation: Department of Embryology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Rouhollah
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fathi
authors.affiliation: Endometriosis Research Center, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Sepideh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khodaverdi
authors.affiliation: Endometriosis Research Center, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Abolfazl
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehdizadeh Kashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Embryology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran; Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mojtaba Rezazadeh
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Valojerdi
keywords: Cancer; Fertility Preservation; Human; Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation