Ovarian tissue transplants for women who want to have a baby after
cancer treatment appear to be safe and are very successful, according to
a team of experts in Denmark, where the procedure is routinely offered.
One in three young women who had a transplant and wanted to become
pregnant succeeded in having a baby, analysis of results over the last
10 years has shown. Half of the children were conceived naturally,
without the help of IVF.
Many doctors have been wary of ovarian
tissue transplants, worried that they might cause a return of the
cancer. But among the 41 women in the study, none had a recurrence as a
result.
The successes also bring closer the potential option for women to
postpone having a family by having ovarian tissue frozen until they are
established in a relationship or career, without having to worry about
the ticking of the reproductive clock.
In Denmark, young women with cancer are routinely offered ovarian
tissue freezing, but it is not automatic in the UK or elsewhere.
No comments:
Post a Comment