Doctors transplant ovary to woman's arm to preserve fertility

C. Hilders and a gynecologic surgical team of the Leiden University Hospital, The Netherlands developed a new method to transplant an ovary to the upper arm in order to preserve ovarian function in a woman treated for cervical cancer.

Autotransplantation of an ovary into the arm using brachial vessels to establish blood supply resulted in a functional ovary. Blood flow to and from the ovary was adequate to maintain cyclical follicular growth as verified by ultrasound and clinical examination.

Via Eurekalert and BBC News.