The Experience of Fertility Preservation in a Single Tertiary Center in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Oocyte (OC), embryo (EC), and ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) are options for fertility preservation (FP) before going through gonadotoxic cancer treatment, or anticipated fertility decline in benign ovarian diseases, or for planned OC. The aim of this study is to report outcomes of FP in a single tertiary hospital in Korea.

Methods

This is a retrospective study of OC, EC, and OTC cycles. All patients who visited or were referred to the infertility clinic at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for the purpose of FP between 2010 and October 2021 were included.

Results

A total of 564 controlled ovarian stimulation cycles were conducted in 416 women. Three hundred fifty-seven women underwent 494 OC cycles. Most patients were diagnosed with breast

SUBMITTER: Choi YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9062070 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature