Collection and storage of ovarian tissue
The birth of a child is the most important and beautiful moment in the life of every person, and the parental instinct is one of the most powerful reflexes. Unfortunately, among young people there are diseases, treatment of which can lead to infertility. But modern science has found a solution and can help
Who needs preservation of ovarian tissue in a cryobank?
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Women with cancer
Treatment with anticancer drugs can lead to infertility and early menopause in women
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To girls who have not reached puberty
If they are shown a treatment for a malignant disease that destroys the ovaries
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Women who have postponed the birth of a child
As fertility decreases with age
After recovering from cancer or making a decision about pregnancy, the ovarian tissue frozen in the cryobank (ovarian tissue) is re-transplanted and the reproductive function is restored
Collection and storage of ovarian tissue
Resection (removal of a part) of the ovary is performed under general anesthesia during laparoscopic surgery, which does not require a large incision. After such an operation, patients spend in the clinic usually no more than 3 days
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Confirmation from the gynecologist
It is necessary to obtain the conclusion of a gynecologist about the possibility of surgical isolation of ovarian tissue for cryopreservation
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Conclusion of an agreement with Cryobank
After signing a contract for the preservation of ovarian tissue, you will receive a special container for transporting ovarian tissue
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Carrying out of the operation and delivery to Cryobank
After ovarian resection, a licensed Cryobank courier will deliver your biospecimen from any region of Ukraine to the laboratory in Kyiv
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Treatment of ovarian tissue
Ovarian tissue will be cut into strips and cryopreserved by technology that meets international standards
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Long-term storage
Frozen ovarian tissue will be stored in a Dewar vessel in liquid nitrogen at -196° C
How does ovarian tissue reimplantation occur?
Thanks to assisted reproductive technologies, more than 3,000,000 children have been born worldwide, including more than 100 children in women who have been retransplanted their own ovarian tissue frozen in a cryobank
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Full recovery
The condition for reimplantation is recovery or the achievement of lasting remission. As a rule, 3-5 years after the end of treatment
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Laparoscopic surgery
Retransplanting of ovarian tissue is carried out by minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery
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When planning a pregnancy
If a woman is planning a pregnancy, the ovary tissue after thawing is retransplanted directly into the ovary
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To restore hormonal levels
If a woman does not plan to have children yet, the ovary tissue is transplanted under the skin of the anterior abdominal wall
Call or write, and the Cryobank consultant will give comprehensive answers to all your questions.
1. At cancer
To preserve reproductive function (fertility) in women and girls who have not reached puberty
Hodgkin’s lymphoma (lymphogranulomatosis, Hodgkin’s disease)
The risk of the loss of fertility as a result of:
– chemotherapy depending on the treatment protocol – ≤ 10-50%
– transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells – 70-100%
Leukemia (leukosis)
Treatment does not damage fertility, but may affect reproductive potential
Ovarian cancer
High risk of infertility due to radiation and chemotherapy