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ArticleReproduction & fertility2021

Analysing culture methods of frozen human ovarian tissue to improve follicle survival.

Briet D Bjarkadottir, Charlotte A Walker, Muhammad Fatum, Sheila Lane, Suzannah A Williams

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Article in Reproduction & fertility, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Briet D BjarkadottirNuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Charlotte A WalkerNuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Muhammad FatumNuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Sheila LaneOxford Fertility, Institute of Reproductive Sciences, Oxford, UK.
Suzannah A WilliamsNuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
University of Oxford · GBOxford Fertility · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/N013468/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

LAY SUMMARY: Ovaries contain a large number of follicles, each containing an immature egg and other important cells. Cancer treatments can lead to long-lasting negative side effects to the ovaries including the destruction of follicles, resulting in infertility. One strategy to preserve fertility is freezing of ovaries or ovarian tissue in girls and women undergoing cancer treatment. The long-term aim is to thaw and grow their ovarian tissue in the laboratory to obtain mature eggs, which can then be fertilised. In this study, we compared six different methods of growing previously frozen human ovarian tissue in order to best support follicle growth and health. We found that using the lowest amount of αMEM medium (a specific type of nutrient-rich growth solution) resulted in the highest proportion of healthy follicles. Improving the methods used to grow ovarian tissue, particularly frozen tissue, is important for future fertility preservation.

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Fertility PreservationCryopreservationCulture MediaFemaleFreezingHumansOvarian FollicleOvaryYoung AdultCulture Mediacryopreservationfertility preservationfolliclehumanin vitro growthovary

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PMID35128433
PMCPMC8812444
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