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Cryopreservation
Open-freezing system allows survival of cryopreserved ovarian tissue
August 18th, 2005
An open-freezing system allows the survival of cryopreserved ovarian tissue. "Chemoradiotherapy in young women with cancer has substantially improved life expectancy in these patients, but these treatments often cause infertility. One method of preserving fertility is to cryopreserve ovarian tissue," researchers in Germany report. "In this study, an automatic open-vessel freezing system with self-seeding was tested for cryopreservation of murine ovarian tissue; the mouse is a species widely used in human and veterinary medical research. The freezing system concerned is used for cryopreservation of oocytes and embryos in Europe. ...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-08-18)
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