111
Views
5
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Review

Ovarian tissue preservation, present and clinical perspectives

&
Pages 87-93 | Received 19 Sep 2006, Accepted 21 Nov 2006, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

References

  • Bath L E, Wallace W HB, Critchley H. Late effects of the treatment of childhood cancer on the female reproductive system and the potential for fertility preservation. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 2002; 109: 107–114
  • Sonmezer M, Shamonki M I, Oktay K. Ovarian tissue cryopreservation: benefits and risks. Cell Tissue Res 2005; 322: 125–132
  • Oktay K, Buyuk E. Ovarian transplantation in humans: indications, techniques and the risk of reseeding cancer. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2004; 113(Suppl 1)S45–S47
  • Blatt J. Pregnancy outcome in long-term survivors of childhood cancer. Med Pediatr Oncol 1999; 33: 29–33
  • Smitz J, Cortvindt R. First childbirth from transplanted cryopreserved ovarian tissue brings hope for cancer survivors. Lancet 2004; 364: 1379–1380
  • Jakimiuk A J, Fritz A. Ovarian tissue cryopreservation as a perspective for fertility preservation. Pol J Endocrinol 2005; 56: 998–1001
  • Dudzinski D M. Ethical issues in fertility preservation for adolescent cancer survivors: oocyte and ovarian tissue cryopreservation. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2004; 17: 97–102
  • The Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Fertility preservation and reproduction in cancer patients. Fertil Steril 2005; 83: 1622–1628
  • Hawkins M M. Pregnancy outcome and offspring after childhood cancer. Br Med J 1994; 309: 1034
  • Powolny M, Pietrzak P, Grzybowski W, Szafranko K. Pregnancy after treatment of neoplastic diseases. Case Rep Clin Pract Rev 2001; 2: 37–40
  • Schieve L A, Rasmussen S A, Buck G M, Schendel D E, Reynolds M A, Wright V C. Are children born after assisted reproductive technology at increased risk for adverse health outcomes?. Obstet Gynecol 2004; 103: 1154–1163
  • Aubard Y, Piver P, Pech J C, Galinat S, Teissier M P. Ovarian tissue cryopreservation and gynecologic oncology: a review. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2001; 97: 5–14
  • Wallace W HB, Thompson A B, Saran F, Kelsey T W. Predicting age of ovarian failure after radiation to a field that includes the ovaries. Int J Radiation Oncol Biol Phys 2005; 62: 738–744
  • Lo Presti A, Ruvolo G, Gancitano R A, Cittadini E. Ovarian function following radiation and chemotherapy for cancer. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2004; 113(Suppl 1)S33–S40
  • Falcone T, Attaran M, Bedaiwy M A, Goldberg J M. Ovarian function preservation in the cancer patient. Fertil Steril 2004; 81: 243–257
  • Larsen E C, Schmiegelow K, Rechnitzer C, Loft A, Muller J, Andersen A N. Radiotherapy at a young age reduces uterine volume of childhood cancer survivors. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2004; 83: 96–102
  • Pfeiffer S. Radiation and chemotherapy effect on reproduction in a teenage cancer survivor. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2006; 19: 231–235
  • Newton H. The cryopreservation of ovarian tissue as a strategy for preventing the fertility of cancer patients. Hum Reprod Update 1998; 4: 237–247
  • Sanders J E. The impact of marrow transplant preparative regimens on subsequent growth and development. Semin Hematol 1991; 28: 244–249
  • Lushbaugh C G, Casarett G W. The effects of gonadal irradiation in clinical radiation therapy: a review. Cancer 1976; 37: 1111–1120
  • Howell S, Shalet S. Gonadal damage from chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 1998; 27: 927–943
  • Abdallah R T, Muasher S J. Surviving cancer, saving fertility: the promise of cryopreservation. Sex Rep Menop 2006; 4: 7–12
  • Aubard Y. Ovarian tissue graft: from animal experiment to practice in the human. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 1999; 86: 1–3
  • Kim S S, Battaglia D E, Soules M R. The future of human ovarian cryopreservation: fertility and beyond. Fertil Steril 2000; 75: 1049–1056
  • Liou W S, Yap O W, Chan J K, Westphal L M. Innovations in fertility preservation for patients with gynecologic cancers. Fertil Steril 2005; 84: 1561–1573
  • Ambrosini G, Andrisani A, Porcu E, Rebellato E, Revelli A, Caserta D, Cosmi E, Marci R, Moscarini M. Oocytes cryopreservation: state of art. Reprod Toxicol 2006; 22: 250–262
  • Fabri R. Cryopreservation of human oocytes and ovarian tissue. Cell Tissue Bank 2006; 7: 113–122
  • Fabri R, Pasquinelli G, Bracone G. Cryopreservation of human ovarian tissue. Cell Tissue Bank 2006; 7: 123–133
  • Baka S G, Toth T L, Veeck L L, Jones H W, Jr, Muasher S J, Lanzendorf S E. Evaluation of the spindle apparatus of in-vitro matured human oocytes following cryopreservation. Hum Reprod 1995; 10: 1816–1820
  • Pickering S J, Braude P R, Johnson M H, Cant A, Currie J. Transient cooling to room temperature cause irreversible disruption of the meiotic spindle in the human oocyte. Fertil Steril 1990; 54: 102–108
  • Gook D A, Edgar D H, Stern C. Cryopreservation of human ovarian tissue. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2004; 113(Suppl 1)S41–S44
  • Woods E J, Benson J D, Agca Y, Critser J K. Fundamental cryobiology of reproductive cells and tissues. Cryobiology 2004; 48: 146–156
  • Biron-Shental T, Fisch B, Van Den Hurk R, Felz C, Feldberg D, Abir R. Survival of frozen–thawed human ovarian fetal follicles in long-term organ culture. Fertil Steril 2004; 81: 716–719
  • Sadeu J C, Cortvrindt R, Ron-El R, Kasterstein E, Smitz J. Morphological and ultrastructural evaluation of cultured frozen–thawed human fetal ovaries. Fertil Steril 2006; 85: 1130–1141
  • Deansley R. Immature rat ovaries after freezing and thawing. J Endocrinol 1954; 11: 197–200
  • Parkes A S, Smith A U. Regeneration of rat ovarian tissue grafted after exposure to low temperatures. Proc R Soc Lond 1953; 140B: 455–467
  • Parkes A S, Smith A U. Preservation of ovarian tissue at −79°C for transplantation. Acta Endocrinol 1954; 17: 313–320
  • Parrot D MV. The fertility of mice with orthotopic ovarian grafts derived from frozen tissue. J Reprod Fertil 1960; 1: 230–241
  • Gosden R G, Baird D T, Wade J C, Webb R. Restoration of fertility to oophororectomized sheep by ovarian autografts stored at −196°C. Hum Reprod 1994; 9: 597–603
  • Baird D T, Campbell B, de Souza C, Telfer E. Long-term ovarian function in sheep after ovariectomy and autotransplantation of cryopreserved cortical strips. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2004; 113(Suppl 1)S55–S59
  • Denschlag D, Knobloch C, Kockrow A, Baessler A, Goebel H, Wellens E, Haberstroh J, Tempfer C, Keck C. Autologous heterotopic transplantation of ovarian tissue in sheep. Fertil Steril 2005; 83: 501–503
  • Oehninger S. Will ovarian autotransplantation have a role in reproductive and gynecological medicine?. Fertil Steril 1998; 70: 20–21
  • Revel A, Elami A, Bor A, Yavin S, Natan Y, Arav A. Whole sheep ovary cryopreservation and transplantation. Fertil Steril 2004; 82: 1714–1715
  • Salle B, Demirci B, Franck M, Berthollet C, Lornage J. Long-term follow-up of cryopreserved hemi-ovary autografts in ewes: pregnancies, births, and histological assessment. Fertil Steril 2003; 80: 172–177
  • Courbiere B, Massardier J, Salle B, Mazoyer C, Guerin J F, Lornage J. Follicular viability and histological assessment after cryopreservation of whole sheep ovaries with vascular pedicle by vitrification. Fertil Steril 2005; 84: 1065–1071
  • Imhof M, Hofstetter G, Bergmeister H, Rudas M, Kain R, Lipovac M, Huber J. Cryopreservation of a whole ovary as a strategy for restoring ovarian function. J Assist Reprod Genet 2004; 21: 459–465
  • Lamaita R M, Bambirra E A, Camargos M G, Silva-Filho A L, Reis F M, Camargos A F. Histological evaluation of the effects of cryopreservation in bovine ovarian tissue. J Assist Reprod Genet 2005; 22: 105–106
  • Imhof M, Bergmeister H, Lipovac M, Rudas M, Hofstetter G, Huber J. Orthotopic microvascular reanastomosis of whole cryopreserved ovine ovaries resulting in pregnancy and live birth. Fertil Steril 2006; 85: 1208–1215
  • Marconi G, Quintana R, Rueda-Leverone N G, Vighi S. Accidental ovarian autograft after a laparoscopic surgery: case report. Fertil Steril 1997; 68: 364–366
  • Oktay K, Economos K, Kan M, Rucinski J, Veeck L, Rosenwaks Z. Endocrine function and oocyte retrieval after autologous transplantation of ovarian cortical strips to the forearm. J Am Med Assoc 2001; 286: 1490–1493
  • Oktay K, Karlikaya G. Ovarian function after transplantation of frozen, banked autologous ovarian tissue. N Engl J Med 2000; 342: 1919
  • Oktay K, Buyuk E, Veeck L, Zaninovic N, Xu K, Takeuchi T, Opsahl M, Rosenwaks Z. Embryo development after heterotopic transplantation of cryopreserved ovarian tissue. Lancet 2004; 363: 837–840
  • Donnez J, Dolmans M M, Demylle D, Jadoul P, Pirard C, Squifflet J, Martinez-Madrid B, van Langendonckt A. Livebirth after orthotopic transplantation of cryopreserved ovarian tissue. Lancet 2004; 364: 1405–1410
  • The Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Ovarian tissue and oocyte cryopreservation. Fertil Steril 2004; 82: 993–998
  • Posada M N, Kolp L, Garcia J E. Fertility options for female cancer patients: facts and fiction. Fertil Steril 2001; 75: 647–653
  • Meirow D, Fasouliotis S J, Nugent D, Schenker J G, Gosden R G, Rutherford A J. A laparoscopic technique for obtaining ovarian cortical biopsy specimens for fertility conservation in patients with cancer. Fertil Steril 1999; 71: 948–951
  • Poirot C, Brugières L, Genestie C, Martellie H. Ovarian tissue cryopreservation for prepubertal girls: indications and feasibility. Gynecol Obstet Fertil 2005; 33: 799–803
  • Oktay K. Evidence for limiting ovarian tissue harvesting for the purpose of transplantation younger than 40 years of age. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002; 87: 1907–1908
  • Azem F, Ben-Yosef D, Kossoy N, Cohen T, Amit A, Lessing J. Should we limit the age for ovarian tissue cryopreservation?. Fertil Steril 2002; 78: S13
  • Hovatta O. Cryobiology of ovarian and testicular tissue. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynecol 2004; 17: 331–342
  • Aubard Y, Poirot C, Piver P, Galinat S, Teissier M P. Are there indications for ovarian tissue cryopreservation?. Fertil Steril 2001; 76: 414–415
  • Kiran G, Kiran H, Coban Y K, Guven A M, Yuksel M. Fresh autologous transplantation of ovarian cortical strips to the anterior abdominal wall at the Pfannenstiel incision site. Fertil Steril 2004; 82: 954–956
  • Kiran G, Kiran H, Coban Y K, Guven A M. Ovarian cortical transplantation may be an alternative to hormone therapy in patients with early climacterium. Fertil Steril 2005; 84: 1509
  • Callejo J, Salvador C, Miralles A, Vilaseca S, Lailla J M, Balasch J. Long-term ovarian function evaluation after autografting by implantation with fresh and frozen–thawed human ovarian tissue. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001; 86: 4489–4494
  • Oktay K, Aydin B A, Karlikaya G. A technique for laparoscopic transplantation of frozen-banked ovarian tissue. Fertil Steril 2001; 75: 1212–1216
  • Oktay K, Buyuk E, Rosenwaks Z, Rucinski J. A technique for transplantation of ovarian cortical strips to the forearm. Fertil Steril 2003; 80: 193–198
  • Radford J A, Lieberman B A, Brison D R, Smith A R, Critchlow J D, Russell S A, Watson A J, Clayton J A, Harris M, Gosden R G, et al. Orthotopic reimplantation of cryopreserved ovarian cortical strips after high-dose chemotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma. Lancet 2001; 357: 1172–1175
  • Kim S S, Hwang I T, Lee H C. Heterotopic autotransplantation of cryobanked human ovarian tissue as a strategy to restore ovarian function. Fertil Steril 2004; 82: 930–932
  • Oktay K, Newton H, Aubard Y, Salha O, Gosden R G. Cryopreservation of immature human oocytes and ovarian tissue: an emerging technology?. Fertil Steril 1998; 69: 1–7
  • Martinez-Madrid B, Dolmans M M, Van Langendonckt A, Defrere S, Donnez J. Freeze–thawing intact human ovary with its vascular pedicle with a passive cooling device. Fertil Steril 2004; 82: 1390–1394
  • Jeremias E, Bedaiwy M A, Gurunluoglu R, Biscotti C V, Siemionow M, Falcone T. Heterotopic autotransplantation of the ovary with microvascular anastomosis: a novel surgical technique. Fertil Steril 2002; 77: 1278–1282
  • Salle B, Demirci B, Franck M, Rudigoz R C, Guerin J F, Lornage J. Normal pregnancies and live births after autograft of frozen–thawed hemi-ovaries into ewes. Fertil Steril 2002; 77: 403–408
  • Scott J R, Keye W R, Poulson A M, Reynolds W A. Microsurgical ovarian transplantation in the primate. Fertil Steril 1981; 36: 512–515
  • Yin H, Wang X, Kim S S, Chen H, Tan S L, Gosden R G. Transplantation of intact rat gonads using vascular anastomosis: effects of cryopreservation, ischemia and genotype. Hum Reprod 2003; 18: 1165–1172
  • Bedaiwy M A, Jeremias E, Gurunluoglu R, Hussein M R, Siemianow M, Biscotti C, Falcone T. Restoration of ovarian function after autotransplantation of intact frozen-thawed sheep ovaries with microvascular anastomosis. Fertil Steril 2003; 79: 594–602
  • Mhatre P, Mhatre J, Magotra R. Ovarian transplant: a new frontier. Transplant Proc 2005; 37: 1396–1398
  • Shaw J M, Bowles J, Koopman P, Wood E C, Trounson A O. Fresh and cryopreserved ovarian tissue samples from donor with lymphoma transmit the cancer to graft recipients. Hum Reprod 1996; 11: 1668–1673
  • Meirow D, Ben Yehuda D, Prus D, Poliack A, Schenker J G, Rachmilewitz E A, Lewin A. Ovarian tissue banking in patients with Hodgkin's disease: is it safe?. Fertil Steril 1998; 69: 996–998
  • Radich J. The use of PCR technology for detecting minimal residual disease in patients with leukemia. Rev Immunogenet 1999; 1: 265–278
  • Esfandiari N, Falcone T, Bedaiwy M A, Agarwal A, Jeremias E, Sharma R K. Autologous transplantation of cryopreserved ovary induces generation of antiovary antibodies in sheep. Fertil Steril 2003; 80: 1062–1064
  • Esfandiari N, Bedaiwy M A, Agarwal A, Jeremias E, Sharma R K, Falcone T. Does autologous transplantation of cryopreserved ovary result in induction of anti-ovarian antibodies?. Fertil Steril 2002; 78: S110
  • Silber S J, Lenahan K M, Levine D J, Pineda J A, Gorman K S, Friez M J, Crawford E C, Gosden R G. Ovarian transplantation between monozygotic twins discordant for premature ovarian failure. N Engl J Med 2005; 353: 58–63
  • Aubard Y. Ovarian tissue xenografting. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2003; 108: 14–18
  • Kim S S, Soules M R, Battaglia D E. Follicular development, ovulation, and corpus luteum formation in cryopreserved humans ovarian tissue after xenotransplantation. Fertil Steril 2002; 78: 77–82

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.