2022
Laparoscopic ovarian tissue harvesting for cryopreservation from a child with galactosemia
Vash-Margita A, Szymanska-Vandendriessche K, Gunther K, Rodriguez-Buritica DF, Christison-Lagay E, Saluja S, Oktay KH. Laparoscopic ovarian tissue harvesting for cryopreservation from a child with galactosemia. Fertility And Sterility 2022, 118: 982-984. PMID: 36154768, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntimüllerian hormone levelsOvarian tissue cryopreservationFertility preservationMonths of ageHormone levelsPrimordial folliclesAMH levelsMIU/Right ovaryTissue cryopreservationOvarian tissueReproductive endocrinologyOvarian tissue harvestingLower AMH levelsUneventful postoperative courseGood metabolic controlPelvic magnetic resonanceSubsequent histological examinationSmall antral folliclesPrimary ovarian insufficiencyTissue harvestingEffect of cauterizationYoung female childMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examsRare genetic disorder
2021
Ovarian transplantation with robotic surgery and a neovascularizing human extracellular matrix scaffold: a case series in comparison to meta-analytic data
Oktay K, Marin L, Bedoschi G, Pacheco F, Sugishita Y, Kawahara T, Taylan E, Acosta C, Bang H. Ovarian transplantation with robotic surgery and a neovascularizing human extracellular matrix scaffold: a case series in comparison to meta-analytic data. Fertility And Sterility 2021, 117: 181-192. PMID: 34801235, PMCID: PMC8863399, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.08.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCohort StudiesCryopreservationExtracellular MatrixFemaleFertility PreservationHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicNeovascularization, PhysiologicOvaryPregnancyPregnancy RateRetrospective StudiesRobotic Surgical ProceduresTissue Culture TechniquesTissue ScaffoldsTransplantation, AutologousYoung AdultConceptsGraft longevityCase seriesOvarian functionLow-dose aspirinOvarian tissue transplantationOvarian cortical piecesLower embryo qualityOocytes/embryosNeonatal outcomesTransdermal estrogenChemotherapy exposureOvarian transplantationCortical piecesMeta-analytic dataLower abdomenHealthy childrenLive birthsMAIN OUTCOMEGraft vascularizationExtracellular matrix scaffoldsOvarian tissueAneuploidy rateFunction returnsEmbryo qualityMeta-analytic updateComparison of open and a novel closed vitrification system with slow freezing for human ovarian tissue cryopreservation
Sugishita Y, Taylan E, Kawahara T, Shahmurzada B, Suzuki N, Oktay K. Comparison of open and a novel closed vitrification system with slow freezing for human ovarian tissue cryopreservation. Journal Of Assisted Reproduction And Genetics 2021, 38: 2723-2733. PMID: 34398400, PMCID: PMC8581089, DOI: 10.1007/s10815-021-02297-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCryopreservationCryoprotective AgentsFemaleFertility PreservationFreezingHumansOvarian FollicleOvarySpecimen HandlingVitrificationConceptsFollicle survivalCortical piecesPrimary folliclesHuman ovarian tissue cryopreservationOvarian tissue cryopreservationCell death pathway activationOvarian cortical piecesPrimordial follicle survivalPrimordial follicle densityHuman ovarian tissueClosed vitrification systemTissue cryopreservationDNA damageOvarian tissueHistological analysisPathway activationApoptosis rateDevice groupSlow freezingDelaying Reproductive Aging by Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation and Transplantation: Is it Prime Time?
Oktay K, Marin L, Petrikovsky B, Terrani M, Babayev S. Delaying Reproductive Aging by Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation and Transplantation: Is it Prime Time? Trends In Molecular Medicine 2021, 27: 753-761. PMID: 33549473, PMCID: PMC8427891, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2021.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian tissue cryopreservationTissue cryopreservationHealthy womenFertility preservation proceduresOvarian endocrine functionRisk-benefit assessmentOvarian cryopreservationEndocrine functionMedical indicationsOvarian tissueReproductive agingReproductive medicinePreservation proceduresAmerican SocietyWomenPrime timeCryopreservationResearch guidelinesAutotransplantationMenopauseTransplantation
2020
Unraveling the mechanisms of chemotherapy-induced damage to human primordial follicle reserve: road to developing therapeutics for fertility preservation and reversing ovarian aging
Szymanska K, Tan X, Oktay K. Unraveling the mechanisms of chemotherapy-induced damage to human primordial follicle reserve: road to developing therapeutics for fertility preservation and reversing ovarian aging. Molecular Human Reproduction 2020, 26: 553-566. PMID: 32514568, PMCID: PMC7411370, DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gaaa043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisDNA DamageFemaleFertility PreservationHumansOvarian FollicleOvarian ReserveOvaryConceptsPrimordial follicle reserveChemotherapy-induced damageFollicle reserveOvarian reserveChemotherapy-induced lossOvarian reserve depletionApoptotic deathPrimordial follicle oocytesFertility preservationAcute reductionOvarian agingHuman ovaryFollicle activationPrimordial folliclesAcute exposureStromal damageTranslational evidenceChemotherapeutic agentsApoptotic lossFollicle oocytesDNA double-strand breaksDNA DSBsCurrent literatureDeathActivationExpert Commentary on Fertility Preservation in Colorectal Cancers: Current State and Practical Tips for the Cancer Practitioner.
Oktay K. Expert Commentary on Fertility Preservation in Colorectal Cancers: Current State and Practical Tips for the Cancer Practitioner. Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 2020, 63: 726-727. PMID: 32384403, DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000001688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsColonic NeoplasmsColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleFertilityFertility PreservationHumansNeoplasms
2019
BRCA-related ATM-mediated DNA double-strand break repair and ovarian aging
Turan V, Oktay K. BRCA-related ATM-mediated DNA double-strand break repair and ovarian aging. Human Reproduction Update 2019, 26: 43-57. PMID: 31822904, PMCID: PMC6935693, DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmz043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFertility preservation in gynecologic cancers
Taylan E, Oktay K. Fertility preservation in gynecologic cancers. Gynecologic Oncology 2019, 155: 522-529. PMID: 31604663, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleFertility PreservationGenital Neoplasms, FemaleHumansReproductive Techniques, AssistedConceptsFertility preservationGynecologic cancerFertility-sparing surgical approachCancer survivorship careReproductive-age womenGynecologic malignanciesSurvivorship careSurgical approachTreatment optionsAge womenOvarian cancerNumber of womenCancerWomenReproductive technologiesSignificant proportionCurrent knowledgeReview articleMalignancyReproductive potentialCareAdvances in fertility-preservation surgery: navigating new frontiers
Christianson M, Oktay K. Advances in fertility-preservation surgery: navigating new frontiers. Fertility And Sterility 2019, 112: 438-445. PMID: 31446903, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.06.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFertility preservation surgeryFertility preservationSurgical optionsVital reproductive organFertility-preserving surgeryUterine fixationRadical trachelectomyGynecologic malignanciesFemale patientsFirst transplantationCancer patientsReproductive organsFuture fertilityReproductive surgeryMedical conditionsTransposition procedureSelect cancersSurgerySurgical creativityTissue 20PatientsMajor advancesOrgansTrachelectomyTransplantationFertility preservation in girls with Turner syndrome: limitations, current success and future prospects
Oktay K, Bedoschi G. Fertility preservation in girls with Turner syndrome: limitations, current success and future prospects. Fertility And Sterility 2019, 111: 1124-1126. PMID: 31056311, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.03.018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Fertility preservation options in women with endometriosis.
Bedoschi G, Turan V, Oktay K. Fertility preservation options in women with endometriosis. Minerva Obstetrics And Gynecology 2013, 65: 99-103. PMID: 23598777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReproductive-age womenSuppressive medical therapyFertility preservation optionsFertility preservation proceduresFertility preservation techniquesLow ovarian reserveNormal ovarian tissuesMore effective treatmentsEndometrioma wallIncidental excisionPelvic painUntreated womenOvarian reserveInfertile womenMedical therapyOvarian endometriomaSevere endometriosisSurgical treatmentAge womenChronic conditionsEndometriosis progressionPreservation optionsEffective treatmentEndometriosisImpaired fertility