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Oocytes Freezing in Patient with Cancer

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Ovarian tissue cryopreservation was first performed more than 20 years ago. The first live birth after ovarian tissue transplantation after cryopreservation was reported in 2004 [1] followed by a second one the following year [2]. Today, with more than 120 live births and a 30% success rate, this technique is no longer considered experimental. However, the evolution of oocyte and embryo vitrification techniques has limited the ovarian cryopreservation to a selected number of patients. The ASRM (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) recognizes the cryopreservation of oocytes and embryos as only valid methods for the preservation of fertility.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy

    Fabrizio Signore, Raffaella Votino & Evangelos Sakkas

  2. Center of Medically Assisted Procreation, MOMO’ fertiLIFE, Bisceglie, Italy

    Domenico Baldini

  3. Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Simona Zaami

  4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, GVM Care and Research Santa Maria Hospital, Bari, Italy

    Antonio Malvasi

  5. Laboratory of Human Physiology, Phystech BioMed School, Faculty of Biological and Medical Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Dolgoprudny, Russia

    Antonio Malvasi

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Signore, F., Votino, R., Sakkas, E., Baldini, D., Zaami, S., Malvasi, A. (2020). Oocytes Freezing in Patient with Cancer. In: Malvasi, A., Baldini, D. (eds) Pick Up and Oocyte Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28741-2_20

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