ovarian tissue transplantation
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Introduction
A procedure only in investigational stages in animal models.
Indications
- women who will become infertile from pelvic irradiation or chemotherapy who may eventually wish to bear children from their own eggs
More general terms
Additional terms
References
- ↑ Journal Watch 24(9):71, 2004
Lee DM, Yeoman RR, Battaglia DE, Stouffer RL, Zelinski-Wooten MB, Fanton JW, Wolf DP. Live birth after ovarian tissue transplant. Nature. 2004 Mar 11;428(6979):137-8. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15014485
Oktay K, Buyuk E, Veeck L, Zaninovic N, Xu K, Takeuchi T, Opsahl M, Rosenwaks Z. Embryo development after heterotopic transplantation of cryopreserved ovarian tissue. Lancet. 2004 Mar 13;363(9412):837-40. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15031026