Autotransplantation of frozen-thawed ovarian tissue in a young woman: ultrastructure and viability of grafted tissue

Alessandra Camboni; Belen Martinez-Madrid; Marie-Madeleine Dolmans; Stefania Nottola; Anne Van Langendonckt; Jacques Donnez

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.08.084

Autotransplantation of frozen-thawed ovarian tissue in a young woman: ultrastructure and viability of grafted tissue

Fertil Steril. 2008 Oct;90(4):1215-8. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.08.084. Epub 2007 Dec 21.

Authors

Alessandra Camboni¹, Belen Martinez-Madrid, Marie-Madeleine Dolmans, Stefania Nottola, Anne Van Langendonckt, Jacques Donnez

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gynecology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 18155198
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.08.084

Abstract

This is the first report of the presence of ultrastructurally normal primordial and primary follicles, 13 months after autotransplantation of frozen-thawed human ovarian tissue. The stroma contained numerous viable and ultrastructurally normal blood vessels but showed poor cellular density.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Cryopreservation*
Female
Graft Survival*
Humans
Ovary / transplantation*
Ovary / ultrastructure*
Transplantation, Autologous