Open AccessSurvival of primordial follicles following prolonged transportation of ovarian tissue prior to cryopreservation
Author(s) -
K.L.T. Schmidt,
Erik Ernst,
Anne Grete Byskov,
Anders Nyboe Andersen,
C. Yding Andersen
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deg500
Subject(s) - ovarian cortex , cryopreservation , ovarian tissue cryopreservation , ovary , transplantation , andrology , fertility preservation , biology , cortex (anatomy) , folliculogenesis , ovarian follicle , ovarian tissue , endocrinology , medicine , embryo , fertility , microbiology and biotechnology , population , environmental health , neuroscience
Cryopreservation of ovarian tissue for fertility preservation is becoming increasingly common. Treatment of diseases that may deprive the ovaries of follicles is often performed at local hospitals that are without the necessary facilities and expertise to cryopreserve ovarian tissue. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether primordial follicles of ovarian cortex survive transport for up to 4 h prior to cryopreservation.