Table 1 Surgical techniques used for ovarian tissue extraction reported in the literature.

Investigated surgical criterion	Options	Articles
Surgical approach used for ovarian tissue extraction	Laparotomy	21, 22
	Laparoscopy	9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
	Laparoscopy + laparotomy	No data
Amount of ovarian tissue extracted	3/3 of an ovary	15, 17, 18
	≤ ⅔ of an ovary	9, 11, 21
	≤ ⅓ of an ovary	12, 13, 14, 19
	Ovarian biopsy < 2 mm	10, 16, 22
Instruments used during extraction	Scissors or scalpel without coagulation	9, 11, 20
	Scissors or scalpel with coagulation	No data
	Biopsy forceps	22
Treatment of ovarian surface after extraction	Hemostasis through coagulation	21, 22
	No coagulation	No data
	Ovarian reconstruction using adaptive sutures	No data
	No ovarian reconstruction	9
	Application of fibrin glue to the excision surface	22
Simultaneous surgical procedures during extraction	Myoma enucleation	9
	Chromotubation	20