Cryopreservation of ovarian tissue works, but challenges remain

Since its early days in the late 1990s, cryopreservation of ovarian tissue (OTC) has developed from being an experimental procedure offered to a select few to being a standard method of fertility preservation that is particularly relevant for young girls and adolescents and women in need of urgent chemotherapy or radiation therapy in whom there is no time for controlled ovarian stimulation and egg harvesting. Although some countries and centers have been very active in developing and offering OTC to patients with cancer or other life-threatening diseases, others have been more reluctant, waiting for sufficient data to emerge demonstrating its safety, efficacy, and appropriate use before investing in the procedure.
Source: Fertility and Sterility - Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Tags: Reflections Source Type: research