Reproductive Medicine

Scientists Report The First Live Births In Large Mammals After Using Frozen Ovarian Tissue

Published in Blood Weekly, August 9th, 2001

Scientists in France have succeeded in using previously frozen ovarian tissue to produce live offspring in large mammals for the first time.

The team, led by Prof. Bruno Salle and Dr. Jacqueline Lornage of the Departement de Medecine de la Reproduction at the Hopital Edouard Herriot in Lyon, reported that from six ewes there had been four pregnancies that produced three live lambs: one lamb that died shortly after birth and twins that died after a premature delivery.

Salle and Lornage told the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology annual meeting that they believed this was the first report of live births in large mammals after using...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2001-08-09)

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