DOCTORS at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) have, for the first time here, used a breakthrough method that preserves the ovary of a woman while she undergoes chemotherapy treatment.
The procedure involves extracting one ovary, then slicing it into smaller pieces and keeping the tissue frozen for up to a few years, and finally transplanting the tissue back into the patient’s body.
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