- Age: under 41 years
- Ovarian function: premenopausal by FSH, antral follicle count or AMH
- Communication with oncologists: cancer treatment plan, prognosis
- When embryo freezing or oocyte freezing is not indicated: delaying cancer treatment is not acceptable, hormonal stimulation is not permitted, ART is not allowed.
- Prepubertal girls who do not have any other options
- High risk for POF (when significant loss of ovarian follicles is anticipated with cancer therapy)
- Informed consent from adult patients
- Informed consent from parents/ guardians as well as informed assent from minors, if the patient is less than 18 years
- Physically and mentally healthy enough for surgery
- Desires to have a child in the future (preferably before the age 50)
- Thorough patient counseling: currently available fertility preservation options including embryo freezing and oocyte cryopreservation, how to use cryobanked ovarian tissue for fertility restoration
- Should understand experimental nature
By S. Samuel Kim, MD ©
Center for Advanced Reproductive Medicine
University of Kansas Medical Center
10777 Nall Avenue, Suite 200
Overland Park, KS 66211
