[National guideline 'Cryopreservation of ovarian tissue']

Abstract

The treatment of children and young adults with cancer increasingly results in cure, but for a number of female patients this is at the expense of infertility. For women and girls with cancer and the wish to have children in the future, cryopreservation of ovarian tissue may be a solution in the absence of alternatives for the conservation of fertility. Because of the uncertain effectiveness and safety of cryopreservation of ovarian tissue, the Dutch national guideline 'Cryopreservation of ovarian tissue' advises removing and freezing ovarian tissue only if this is done within the framework of scientific research. Reimbursement of this procedure and financing of the relevant and necessary research have not yet been arranged.