What are at present the real hopes of pregnancy after ovarian cryopreservation?;Quels sont actuellement les espoirs réels de grossesse après cryoconservation ovarienne ?

Gynecologie Obstetrique et Fertilite

Volumn 35, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 666-677

  Courbiere B ^a   Provansal, M ^a   Saias Magnan, J ^a   Guillemain, C ^a   Noizet, A ^a   Grillo, J M ^a   Gamerre, M ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DE LA CONCEPTION   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer; Fertility; In vitro folliculogenesis; Ovarian cryopreservation; Ovarian transplantation

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OOCYTE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; SHORT SURVEY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; METHODOLOGY; ORGAN PRESERVATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; ORGAN PRESERVATION; OVARIAN FAILURE, PREMATURE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; RADIATION INJURIES; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 34447298596     PISSN: 12979589     EISSN: 17696682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2007.05.014     Document Type: Short Survey

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