Cryopreserving ovarian tissue is a way to preserve female fertility when it is threatened by treatments administered to combat malignant diseases. Although it is a very promising technique, it is still at the experimental stage.
During the procedure, a section of the ovaries that contains many immature follicles is removed laparoscopically and subsequently frozen with vitrification.
This method offers the following future prospects:
Orthotopic transplantation, meaning the transplant is placed back in the anatomical position of the ovary
Heterotopic transplant, meaning the tissue is transplanted to another location in the body, e.g. subcutaneously
In vitro maturation of primary follicles and immature ova (eggs) until they reach the stage of mature ova and can be fertilised using IVF
The progress noted in the field of ovarian tissue cryopreservation is continuous and offers the hope of having children. Recently, our team successfully completed the transplantation of ovarian tissue that had been cryopreserved at IAKENTRO, for the purpose of preserving the fertility of a female patient with gynaecological cancer.
We hereby inform you that “IAKENTRO”, as a Medically Assisted Reproduction Unit (MAR Unit), will cease its operations, completing a successful 30-year course. The Cryopreservation Bank of our Unit will be transferred with absolute safety by a certified carrier of biological materials to the premises of the MAR Unit “ASSISTING NATURE AE”, located in Pylaia (2 G. Kranidioti Street), where it will be stored.
For any information, you may contact the call centre of the IAKENTRO Unit at 2310325525 until and including 31.07.2026, as well as by email at info@iakentro.gr. Our nursing and administrative staff will be at your disposal to assist you.
After 31.07.2026, you will be able to contact the call centre of ASSISTING NATURE AE at 2310424294. In addition, for Professor Dr Ioannis Prapas, you may contact telephone number 6973343378 and email address yannis@iakentro.gr, and for Professor Dr Nikolaos Prapas, telephone number 6973343370 and email address nikos@iakentro.gr.
We warmly thank you for your trust and affection throughout all these years of our collaboration.
