akhhorus
11-07-2004, 09:44 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3985245.stm
'Ovary-arm' transplant a success
A woman undergoing cancer treatment has had her fertility saved after doctors transplanted her ovary into her arm.
Dutch surgeons at Leiden University hope she could become the first woman in the world to become pregnant thanks to the procedure.
The technique has the advantage of keeping the ovary whole and intact with a good blood supply, which should improve success rate, say the authors.
The findings are published in the journal Cancer.
'Ovary-arm' transplant a success
A woman undergoing cancer treatment has had her fertility saved after doctors transplanted her ovary into her arm.
Dutch surgeons at Leiden University hope she could become the first woman in the world to become pregnant thanks to the procedure.
The technique has the advantage of keeping the ovary whole and intact with a good blood supply, which should improve success rate, say the authors.
The findings are published in the journal Cancer.