Published 29 June 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b2640
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b2640

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Stimulating blood supply before ovary transplantation improves success

Zosia Kmietowicz

1 London

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Doctors have found that priming the peritoneal area with small pieces of ovarian tissue to stimulate the growth of blood vessels before transplanting a frozen ovary can help to restore ovarian function and improve the chances of pregnancy.

One woman, who had been menopausal for two years, has had a baby after having the two step procedure. Another woman, who had lost ovarian function for eight and a half years, is pregnant.

Pascal Piver, manager of the in vitro fertilisation centre at Limoges University Hospital in France, described the procedure at a meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Amsterdam. The procedure offers new hope for women who have their ovaries removed and frozen before treatment for cancer, he said.

He announced: "On 22 June a baby girl was born to a mother who had been menopausal for two years as a result of treatment for . . . [Full text of this article]


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