Cancer : New procedure gives fertility hope

Young women with cancer are gaining hope from a new procedure in which tissue from patients’ ovaries can be implanted in their forearms to produce mature eggs.

Cancer : New procedure gives fertility hope

Young women with cancer are gaining hope from a new procedure in which tissue from patients’ ovaries can be implanted in their forearms to produce mature eggs.

While such procedures are still experimental, doctors in the US say having children shouldn’t be out of the question for such women.

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