Introduction: Female fertility preservation: innovations and questions
René Frydman, Michaël Grynberg, René Frydman, Michaël Grynberg
Abstract
Oocyte and ovarian tissue cryopreservation represents one of the most important advances in the field of reproductive medicine and biology. Preserving a woman's potential for becoming a genetic mother is now possible for numerous diseases that could impair female fertility either by themselves or as a result of their treatments. However, female fertility preservation is still at the pioneering level and is thus often considered an experimental treatment either from a technical standpoint or in the clinical situation in which it is discussed. As a consequence, many ethics issues are raised with fertility preservation treatment in infants, adolescents, and young women.
Keywords: Fertility preservation; oncofertility.
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Source: PubMed