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Fertility Treatment After Fertility Preservation Therapies

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Fertility Preservation in Oncological and Non-Oncological Diseases

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As soon as it is medically justifiable, cryopreserved gametes or the cryopreserved gonadal tissue can be thawed. Sperm are used either for intrauterine insemination or IVF/ICSI therapy. The birth rate per patient is approximately 50%. If oocytes had been cryopreserved, the birth rates are about 35% if all frozen oocytes are transferred after fertilization. Ovarian tissue is transplanted orthotopically, which leads to birth rates of approximately 25% according to current data. If IVF/ICSI therapy is carried out treatment require modifications due to the frequently very low ovarian reserve after gonadotoxic therapy.

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von Wolff, M. (2020). Fertility Treatment After Fertility Preservation Therapies. In: von Wolff, M., Nawroth, F. (eds) Fertility Preservation in Oncological and Non-Oncological Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47568-0_29

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