Obstetrics & gynaecology

Woman has baby in UK from ovary frozen in childhood

A woman in London has become the first to give birth after having her fertility restored using ovarian tissue frozen before the onset of puberty, doctors said Wednesday.

Oncology & Cancer

Researchers use ovarian follicles to preserve fertility

Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified a potential new approach to fertility preservation for young cancer patients that addresses concerns about beginning cancer treatment immediately and the possibility ...

Oncology & Cancer

Embryo cryopreservation feasible for women with breast cancer

(HealthDay)—For women with breast cancer, embryo cryopreservation after aromatase inhibitor treatment and ovarian stimulation preserves fertility, according to a study published online June 22 in the Journal of Clinical ...

Oncology & Cancer

Online registry will help cancer patients preserve their fertility

In a world-first, the Randwick Hospitals Campus and UNSW Australia have launched an online registry that will capture a cancer patient's journey from diagnosis through to survivorship, and which can be used to help them plan ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Most women are aware of oocyte freezing for social reasons

While the majority of younger women are aware of egg freezing as a technique of fertility preservation and consider it an acceptable means of reproductive planning, only one in five would consider it appropriate for them, ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Freeze-storage egg banking for egg donation treatment

The rapid freezing technique of vitrification is set to revolutionise egg donation as a fertility treatment by enabling freeze-storage egg-banking. The cryopreservation of eggs was one of IVF's continuing challenges until ...

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