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“One of the biggest concerns for patients diagnosed with cancer is how the treatment may affect their fertility and hormone health,” Dr. Monica Laronda, a postdoctoral research fellow at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, said in a statement. Down the road, the ovary development might help those patients. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Northwestern University scientists announced at the Endocrine Society’s national meeting early this month they had 3D-printed prosthetic ovaries that enabled mice — whose natural ovaries had been surgically removed — to ovulate, give birth and nurse.
Researchers hope the advancement will help women who lost fertility or hormone function after cancer treatments or who were born with reduced ovarian function.
The past few years have seen numerous advancements in the realm of 3D-printed body parts. Blue Sky took a look at a few.
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