hrp0086rfc7.6 | Gonads & DSD | ESPE2016

The Hopeful Beginnings of Fertility Preservation in Children

Ho Cindy , Bourne Harold , Gook Debra , Clarke Gary , Kemertzis Matthew , Stern Kate , Agresta Franca , Zacharin Margaret , Heloury Yves , Clark Hannah , Orme Lisa , Barak Shlomi , Jayasinghe Yasmin

Background: Fertility Preservation (FP) in children and adolescents poses unique challenges as efficacy is unproven.Objective and hypotheses: To describe characteristics and evidence for potential fertility in ovarian and testicular tissue cryopreservation specimens (OTCP and TTCP respectively) taken from paediatric and adolescent patients, stratified by age, and prior chemotherapy.Method: Retrospective review of gonadal biopsies a...