The team from Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) in Brussels, Belgium recently held a course on cryopreservation and transplantation of human ovarian tissue. The course, which was held on the 27th and 28th June 2019, was led by Christiani Amorim and the team from the university who have worked for many years on researching and developing the techniques required for successful cryopreservation and transplantation of ovarian tissue.

The course was attended by participants from clinical centres from all around the world proving this technique, despite still being considered experimental in some countries, is growing in popularity. The number of successful live births being recorded around the world continues to grow year on year as the technique has become more widely available.

The team at the University uses a Planer Kryo 360 -1.7 to perform the cryopreservation of the ovarian tissue as this has proven to provide consistent successful results. There are now many centres around the world that have reported the benefits of slow freezing when cryopreserving ovarian tissue and Planer are proud to be associated with this important technique that can result in many women going on to have children, sometimes naturally, even after cancer treatment.

Christiani and the team are already planning further courses including a one day workshop on Tuesday 24th September 2019 at the 12th Congress of the Pacific Society for Reproductive Medicine (PSRM) which is being held in Pattaya, Thailand  this year.

For further information
UCL Course on Cryopreservation and Transplantation of Human Ovarian Tissue (27th - 28th June 2019)
The 12th Congress of the Pacific Society for Reproductive Medicine (PSRM)
Planer Kryo 360 controlled rate freezer