Woman gives birth after pioneering ovarian tissue transplant

Ovarian tissue frozen when patient underwent chemotherapy as a teenager successfully grafted onto remaining ovary, allowing natural conception

A young woman in Belgium has become the first to give birth to a healthy baby after having her fertility restored by a transplant of ovarian tissue that was removed and frozen when she was a child.

The pioneering treatment could lift the spectre of infertility for girls who undergo harsh chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatments at a young age when they do not yet have mature eggs that can be stored for use in the future.