Is ovarian tissue cryopreservation available to girls under 18?
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Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D.
The Watkins Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, The Oncofertility Consortium
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
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So the tissue cryopreservation is available to girls under 18. So they have the option, with parental consent, to have an ovary removed and have it cryopreserved for their later use. And really, the tissue cryopreservation is the only option for girls with a cancer diagnosis. So this provides the first real option for these children who are facing a fertility threat at the same time they are being given life preserving cancer treatments.