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[Ovarian tissue banking--primary results]
M Imhof1, G Hofstetter, H Bergmeister
1Universitäts-Frauenklinik, Wien, Osterreich. martin.imhof@akh-wien.ac.at
Gynakologisch-Geburtshilfliche Rundschau
|January 12, 2000
Abstract:
Lifelong hormone replacement therapy and infertility often follow oncological therapy in young women due to a dramatic reduction of the primordial follicle reserve. Reimplantation and function of frozen ovarian tissue slices were successfully demonstrated in animal models, but the durability is limited. Cryopreservation of a whole ovary could reestablish an almost normal ovarian function. Experiments with porcine ovaries showed histological viability. Cryopreservation and retransplantation of sheep ovaries should demonstrate success by hormonal response and pregnancy.