Cryopreservation time does not decrease follicular viability in ovarian tissue frozen for fertility preservation

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of storage duration on cryopreserved ovarian tissue using fresh and frozenthawed samples. METHODS: Seventeen fertile patients underwent an ovarian biopsy during elective laparoscopic tubal ligation. The tissue sample was divided into three parts: one part was proce...

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Main Authors: Jacira Ribeiro Campos, Julio Cesar Rosa-e-Silva, Bruno Ramalho Carvalho, Alessandra Aparecida Vireque, Marcos Felipe Silva-de-Sá, Ana Carolina Japur de Sá Rosa-e-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2011-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322011001200015