| Dancer gets
first ovarian-tissue transplant
Transplantation of
ovarian tissue into a prematurely menopausal woman restored her ability
to ovulate.
References:
Otkay, K. . . .
R. Gosden 1999. Ovarian function after autologous transplantation of
frozen-banked human ovarian tissue. Conjoint Annual Meeting of the
American Society for Reproductive Medicine & the Canadian
Fertility and Andrology Society. September 27. Toronto
Further Readings:
Eppig, J.J., and
M.J. O’Brien. 1996. Development in vitro of mouse oocytes from
primordial follicles. Biology of Reproduction 54:197.
Newton, H. . . .
and R. Gosden. 1996. Low temperature storage and grafting of human
ovarian tissue. Human Reproduction 11:101
Sources:
Roger Gosden
University of Leeds
School of Clinical Medicine
Division of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Clarendon Wing LGI
Leeds LS2 9NS
United Kingdom
Kutluk Otkay
New York Methodist Hospital
506 Sixth Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 14, October 2, 1999, p. 215. Copyright © 1999,
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