منابع مشابه
Endocrine function and oocyte retrieval after autologous transplantation of ovarian cortical strips to the forearm.
CONTEXT In reproductive-age women, one of the common adverse effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy is premature ovarian failure. In addition, a significant number of women experience early menopause due to oophorectomy performed for benign indications. OBJECTIVE To develop an ovarian transplantation technique to preserve endocrine function in women undergoing sterilizing radiotherapy and/o...
متن کاملA series of monozygotic twins discordant for ovarian failure: ovary transplantation (cortical versus microvascular) and cryopreservation.
BACKGROUND A series of monozygotic (MZ) twin pairs discordant for premature ovarian failure presented an unusual opportunity to study ovarian transplantation. METHODS Ten MZ twin pairs requested ovarian transplantation and eight have undergone transplantation with cryopreservation of spare tissue. Seven had a fresh cortical tissue transplant, one of whom received a second frozen-thawed transp...
متن کاملOvarian transplantation between monozygotic twins discordant for premature ovarian failure.
Monozygotic 24-year-old twins presented with discordant ovarian function. One had had premature ovarian failure at the age of 14 years, whereas her sister had normal ovaries and three naturally conceived children. After unsuccessful egg-donation therapy, the sterile twin received a transplant of ovarian cortical tissue from her sister by means of a minilaparotomy. Within three months after tran...
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A case is described of progressive cerebellar degeneration in association with ovarian carcinoma, with nearly 4 years elapsing between the onset of neurological illness and the discovery of the carcinoma. Neither treatment with prednisolone nor surgical removal of the tumour effected any improvement, CAT scanning late in the illness showed marked cerebellar atrophy. Histology at post-mortem sho...
متن کاملoVAriAn tissue trAnsplAntAtion: A teleologiCAl perspeCtiVe
Many female patients present with malignant and non-malignant conditions whose treatment causes infertility. Women who are diagnosed with neoplastic diseases before1 or during2 their reproductive years and undergo ootoxic therapies,3 those who undergo an oophorectomy due to non-malignant disorders,4 those of reproductive age at risk for premature menopause associated with genetic disorders, and...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Women's Health
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1745-5065,1745-5065
DOI: 10.2217/17455057.2.2.231