Cryopreservation of Ovarian Tissue in Pediatric Patients

• Main Authors: R. Fabbri (Author), R. Vicenti (Author), M. Macciocca (Author), G. Pasquinelli (Author), M. Lima (Author), I. Parazza (Author), V. Magnani (Author), S. Venturoli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cancer treatments improve the survival rate of children and adolescents; however chemo- and radiotherapy result in gonadal damage leading to acute ovarian failure and sterility. Ovarian tissue cryopreservation allows long-term storage of primordial follicles and represents the only possibility of pr...