Combining ovarian tissue cryobanking with retrieval of immature oocytes followed by in vitro maturation and vitrification: an additional strategy of fertility preservation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 567-572

  Huang, Jack Y J ^a   Tulandi, Togas ^a   Holzer, Hananel ^a   Tan, Seang Lin ^a   Chian, Ri Cheng ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

cryopreservation; Fertility preservation; in vitro maturation; oocyte; ovarian tissue cryobanking; vitrification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VITRIFICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; NEOPLASMS; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OOCYTES; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 40249098708     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.03.090     Document Type: Article

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