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Fertility Preservation in Patients with Severe Ovarian Dysfunction
Published on: March 25, 2021
In-vitro fertilization: donor egg sharing for premature ovarian failure
S H Wynter1, V E DaCosta, J A Harriott
1Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Child Health, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies. smcwynter@kasnet.com
Abstract:
Premature ovarian failure may be a consequence of gonadotoxic cytotoxic chemotherapy or radiation therapy for malignant or systemic disease often resulting in major quality of life concerns. This is the first reported case in the English-speaking Caribbean using in-vitro fertilization (IVF) donor egg sharing in a patient who experienced premature ovarian failure following chemotherapy and radiation for Hodgkin's disease. The donor's indication was tubal factor infertility. Both patients delivered healthy infants.
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