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From: A case report and follow-up of the first live birth after heterotopic transplantation of cryopreserved ovarian tissue in Eastern Europe

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Schematic view of the fertility preservation procedures. Based on the patient’s clinical conditions the heterotopic ovarian tissue transplantation was the only option to restore her fertility after 25 months of cancer diagnosis. (1) 5 pieces of thawed ovarian tissue were transplanted to the submuscular pocket on the left side of the lateral pelvic wall and marked with a metallic marker for better ultrasound visibility. (2) The folliculogenesis was stimulated in the transplanted tissue by using exogenous follicle-stimulating hormone. (3) The oocytes were collected under ultrasound guidance from the grafted tissue (near the metallic marker) only for subsequent (4) IVF and (5) embryo transfer. No follicles were punctured from the ovaries, thus excluding the chance for the spontaneous pregnancy

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