Fertility preservation in female cancer patients: current developments and future directions S. Samuel Kim, M.D. Fertility and Sterility Volume 85, Issue 1, Pages 1-11 (January 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.04.071 Copyright © 2006 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 1 Strategies to preserve fertility in female cancer patients through freezing. All strategies except embryo cryopreservation are experimental at present. Xenotransplantation is not clinically acceptable because of ethical and safety issues. Cryotechnologies for whole ovary freezing and in vitro culture systems for immature follicles have not been developed in humans. Kim. Fertility preservation. Fertil Steril 2006. Fertility and Sterility 2006 85, 1-11DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.04.071) Copyright © 2006 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions