Pregnancy breakthrough for cancer patients

Women who have ovarian tissue removed and then transplanted back to them at a later date have a good chance of falling pregnant, a study has found.

Those women who put their fertility “on ice” due to cancer also have little risk of the disease coming back as a result of the transplanted tissue.

The research, published in the journal Human Reproduction, found that transplanted ovarian tissue can last at least 10 years in some cases, giving women several chances to bear children.