Transplantation of cryopreserved ovarian tissue in a series of 285 women: a review of five leading European centers

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskriftReviewForskningfagfællebedømt

  • Marie-Madeleine Dolmans
  • Michael von Wolff
  • Catherine Poirot
  • Cesar Diaz-Garcia
  • Luciana Cacciottola
  • Nicolas Boissel
  • Jana Liebenthron
  • Antonio Pellicer
  • Jacques Donnez
  • tcg964, tcg964

The feasibility of freezing and thawing ovarian tissue is nowadays widely documented. However, ovarian tissue transplantation (OTT) is happening at a much slower pace, and clinical experience is somewhat limited. In this review, five European centers present their collective experience of transplanting ovarian tissue in 285 women. The focus is on surgical techniques and OTT outcomes, reproductive outcomes, the impact of chemotherapy before ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC), the risk of relapse, and endocrine resumption and longevity of transplanted tissue. The risk of relapse due to reimplantation of ovarian tissue appears to be very low according to current data. Recovery of endocrine function is seen in almost all women undergoing transplantation of ovarian tissue, and about one in four gives birth to a healthy child. The efficacy of in vitro fertilization in these patients is not very high, however, and needs to be substantially improved. Radiation to the pelvis, especially with relatively high doses, appears to considerably decrease the likelihood of a successful pregnancy and may be contraindicated. Our results demonstrate that chemotherapy before OTC does not impair the chances of success, depending, of course, on the total dose and type of chemotherapy administered. At this early stage of development of OTT for restoration of fertility, the results are encouraging and demonstrate clear potential. However, the method is far from being fully developed and requires continued research efforts to optimize our approach.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftFertility and Sterility
Vol/bind115
Udgave nummer5
Sider (fra-til)1102-1115
Antal sider14
ISSN0015-0282
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2021

Bibliografisk note

Funding Information:
The authors thank Mira Hryniuk, B.A. for reviewing the English language of the article. Supported by grants from the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique de Belgique (FNRS-PDR Convention T.0077.14, Excellence of Science FNRS?EOS number 30443682, and grant 5/4/150/5 to Marie-Madeleine Dolmans, F.R.S.-FNRS/FRIA FC29657 to Luciana Cacciottola); ReproUnion collaborative study cofinanced by the European Union, Interreg V ?KS and the Danish Medical Research Council to Claus Yding Andersen; and grants from the Agence de la Biom?decine and ?Association Saint Louis? to Catherine Poirot.

Funding Information:
Supported by grants from the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique de Belgique (FNRS-PDR Convention T.0077.14, Excellence of Science FNRS–EOS number 30443682, and grant 5/4/150/5 to Marie-Madeleine Dolmans, F.R.S.-FNRS/FRIA FC29657 to Luciana Cacciottola); ReproUnion collaborative study cofinanced by the European Union, Interreg V ÖKS and the Danish Medical Research Council to Claus Yding Andersen; and grants from the Agence de la Biomédecine and “Association Saint Louis” to Catherine Poirot.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 American Society for Reproductive Medicine

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