Mammalian eggs (oocytes) are formed during fetal life and establish associations with
somatic cells to form primordial follicles that create a store of germ cells (the primordial pool) …

Cryopreservation of ovarian tissue to preserve the fertility of girls and young women at high
risk of sterility is now widely practiced. Pieces of cryopreserved ovarian cortex can be …

The removal and cryostorage of ovarian cortical biopsies is now offered as a fertility
preservation option for young women. The only available option to restore fertility using this …

Follicle classification is an important aid to the understanding of follicular development and
atresia. Some bovine primordial follicles have the classical primordial shape, but ellipsoidal …

This study aimed to assess the effects of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on growth and survival
of isolated early human follicles in a three-dimensional culture system. After fresh and …

Removal and storage of ovarian cortical tissue is currently offered to young female cancer
patients undergoing potentially sterilizing chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. For patients at …

Context: FSH is routinely administered to in vitro fertilization patients to induce follicle
maturation. During this process, granulosa cells differentiate and acquire specific functional …

Fertility preservation is an important type of frontier scientific research in the field of
reproductive health. The culture of ovarian cortices to i) initiate primordial follicle growth and …

OBJECTIVE: To set up a protocol to isolate human preantral follicles with an enzyme
produced in good manufacturing practice conditions for use in a clinical setting. DESIGN …

Tissue banking of ovarian material is being increasingly offered to a variety of patients as a
means of fertility preservation. This tissue comprises thin cortical surface biopsies that …