Abstract The popularity of vitrification (literally, glass formation) as a method of cryopreservation for reproductive cells, tissues, and even organs is evident from the rising number of citations of these…

Abstract The increasing survival rates of cancer patients [1] have encouraged many specialists to focus on the irreversible consequences of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment for cancer or…

Abstract Apoptosis, a physiological process for the controlled deletion of cells, is critical for the regulation of cell numbers, the management of morphogenesis during embryonic development, and the orchestration of…

Abstract The rapid expansion in reproductive medicine services in recent decades, with notable technological advances in oocyte cryopreservation [1] and artificial reproductive techniques using mature gametes [2], has aligned with…

Abstract Cancer in childhood is rare. The most recent SEER Cancer Statistics Review, released in April 2018 and covering 2011–2015, shows that for ages 0–14 the incidence of all cancer…

Abstract It could be said that the first instance of assisted reproductive technology (ART) was when an eminent surgeon, John Hunter (1728–1793) of London (Figure 1.1), assisted a woman in…

Abstract Chemotherapy induces ovarian damage in a drug- and dose-dependent manner, and is related to age at the time of treatment, with progressively smaller doses required to produce ovarian failure…