Successful pregnancy in a woman previously suffering from β-thalassemia following transplantation of ovarian tissue cryopreserved before puberty

Sara J. Matthews, Helen Picton, Erik Ernst, Claus Y. Andersen*

*Corresponding author for this work
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Abstract

Ovarian tissue removed from a 9-year-old girl suffering from thalassemia was kept deep-frozen for 14 years before being transplanted back to the now adult woman. Subsequently, she conceived following IVF treatment and delivered a healthy baby where the oocyte derived from the transplanted tissue. This is the frst woman worldwide to have a baby where the ovarian tissue was frozen pre-pubertally and expand the therapeutic options for rare genetic diseases like thalassemia and girls who suffer from childhood cancer.

Original languageEnglish
JournalMinerva Ginecologica
Volume70
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)432-435
ISSN0026-4784
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2018

Keywords

  • Fertility preservation
  • Freezing
  • Ovary
  • Thalassemia
  • Transplantation

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