%0 Journal Article %T An Introduction to The Royan Human Ovarian Tissue Bank %J International Journal of Fertility and Sterility %I Royan Institute, Iranian Academic Center for Education Culture and Research (ACECR) %Z 2008-076X %A Abtahi, Naeimeh Sadat %A Ebrahimi, Bita %A Fathi, Rouhollah %A Khodaverdi, Sepideh %A Mehdizadeh Kashi, Abolfazl %A Valojerdi, Mojtaba Rezazadeh %D 2016 %\ 07/01/2016 %V 10 %N 2 %P 261-263 %! An Introduction to The Royan Human Ovarian Tissue Bank %K fertility preservation %K human %K Cancer %K Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation %R 10.22074/ijfs.2016.4918 %X From December 2000 until 2010, the researchers at Royan Institute conducted a wide range of investigations on ovarian tissue cryopreservation with the intent to provide fertility pres- ervation to cancer patients that were considered to be candidates for these services. In 2010, Royan Institute established the Royan Human Ovarian Tissue Bank as a subgroup of the Embryology Department. Since its inception, approximately 180 patients between the ages of 747 years have undergone consultations. Ovarian samples were cryopreserved from 47 patients (age: 7-35 years) diagnosed with cervical adenocarcinoma (n=9); breast carcinoma (n=7), Ewing’s sarcoma (n=7), opposite side ovarian tumor (n=7), endometrial adenocarci- noma (n=4), malignant colon tumors (n=3), as well as Hodgkin’s lymphoma, major thalas- semia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (n=1-2 patients for each disease). Additionally, two patients requested ovarian tissue transplantation after completion of their treatments. %U https://www.ijfs.ir/article_45387_639efb401f0f41c9ebf1bccb71f34e30.pdf