Ovarian cortex transplantation: 60 reported live births brings the success and worldwide expansion of the technique towards routine clinical practice

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1167-1170

  Donnez, Jacques ^a   Dolmans, Marie Madeleine ^b  

^a Infertility Research Unit Société de Recherche Pour l'Infertilité SRI   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Fertility preservation; Live births; Ovarian tissue transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; OVARIAN CORTEX TRANSPLANTATION; OVARIAN TISSUE; OVARY FUNCTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPLANTATION; OOCYTE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY OVARIAN INSUFFICIENCY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HUMANS; LIVE BIRTH; OOCYTES; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY OVARIAN INSUFFICIENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940794251     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-015-0544-9     Document Type: Article

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