TY - JOUR
T1 - Cryopreservation of ovarian tissue as fertility preservation in young women with multiple sclerosis before stem cell transplantation
AU - Colmorn, Lotte Berdiin
AU - Kristensen, Stine Gry
AU - Larsen, Elisabeth Clare
AU - Macklon, Kirsten Tryde
N1 - Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - BACKGROUND: Women of fertile age who receive autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) due to multiple sclerosis (MS) are at risk of loss of ovarian function and infertility because of the conditioning regimen with alkylating agents.OBJECTIVE: To present our data on fertility preservation by ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) in young women with MS before AHSCT.METHODS: Retrospective, observational cohort study RESULTS: Eight women had OTC. After AHSCT four had premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), and two of these had autotransplantation of their cryopreserved ovarian tissue. Both women regained ovarian function, and a spontaneous pregnancy was achieved resulting in the delivery of a healthy baby.CONCLUSION: OTC preserves fertility in young women with MS at risk of POI.
AB - BACKGROUND: Women of fertile age who receive autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) due to multiple sclerosis (MS) are at risk of loss of ovarian function and infertility because of the conditioning regimen with alkylating agents.OBJECTIVE: To present our data on fertility preservation by ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) in young women with MS before AHSCT.METHODS: Retrospective, observational cohort study RESULTS: Eight women had OTC. After AHSCT four had premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), and two of these had autotransplantation of their cryopreserved ovarian tissue. Both women regained ovarian function, and a spontaneous pregnancy was achieved resulting in the delivery of a healthy baby.CONCLUSION: OTC preserves fertility in young women with MS at risk of POI.
KW - Cryopreservation
KW - Fertility preservation
KW - Multiple sclerosis
KW - Ovary
KW - Stem cell transplantation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.msard.2023.104716
DO - 10.1016/j.msard.2023.104716
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 37087965
SN - 2211-0348
VL - 74
JO - Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
JF - Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
M1 - 104716
ER -