Potential indications for ovarian autotransplantation based on the analysis of 5,571 autopsy findings of females under the age of 40 in Japan

Fertil Steril. 2010 May 1;93(7):2429-30. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.08.031. Epub 2009 Oct 7.

Abstract

Ovarian cryopreservation and autotransplantation could be of potential value for preservation of fertility in the patients with various malignancies. Ovarian tissue should be cryopreserved actively for fertility preservation, but stored tissue should be autotransplanted with much caution until reliable methods are established to detect minimal residual disease in grafts in precise and reproducible manners.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Autopsy* / statistics & numerical data
  • Child
  • Diagnosis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infertility, Female / etiology
  • Infertility, Female / pathology
  • Infertility, Female / therapy
  • Japan
  • Lymphoma / epidemiology
  • Lymphoma / pathology
  • Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Neoplasms / pathology
  • Neoplasms / rehabilitation
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / secondary
  • Ovary / pathology*
  • Ovary / transplantation*
  • Transplantation, Autologous / statistics & numerical data*
  • Young Adult