TY - JOUR
T1 - Is vitrification standard method of cryopreservation
AU - Tavukcuoglu, Safak
AU - Al-Azawi, Tahani
AU - Khaki, Amir Afshin
AU - Al-Hasani, Safaa
PY - 2012/9/1
Y1 - 2012/9/1
N2 - Cryopreservation of human oocytes and embryos or blastocyts is an important choice in assisted reproduction treatment that leads to an increased cumulative outcome while decreasing other attempts' costs. It provides an opportunity for patients to have more than one attempt following an ovarian stimulation cycle, thereby decreasing the exposure of patients to exogenous gonadotrophins. Vitrification is a cryopreservation technique that leads to a glass-like solidification. Oocyte, zygote, embryo and blastocyst freezing by vitrification method for cryopreservation have been used for many years beside sperms preservation. Moreover, the use of vitrification technology for ovarian tissue cryopreservation to freeze eggs offers such an elderly women who sometime find more difficulty in conceiving or in maintaining pregnancy till full term because of old age compared to relatively younger women who might get better chances to get a healthy pregnancy. Furthermore, vitrification helps cancer patients who are looking to preserve their fertility later on after completing their treatment.
AB - Cryopreservation of human oocytes and embryos or blastocyts is an important choice in assisted reproduction treatment that leads to an increased cumulative outcome while decreasing other attempts' costs. It provides an opportunity for patients to have more than one attempt following an ovarian stimulation cycle, thereby decreasing the exposure of patients to exogenous gonadotrophins. Vitrification is a cryopreservation technique that leads to a glass-like solidification. Oocyte, zygote, embryo and blastocyst freezing by vitrification method for cryopreservation have been used for many years beside sperms preservation. Moreover, the use of vitrification technology for ovarian tissue cryopreservation to freeze eggs offers such an elderly women who sometime find more difficulty in conceiving or in maintaining pregnancy till full term because of old age compared to relatively younger women who might get better chances to get a healthy pregnancy. Furthermore, vitrification helps cancer patients who are looking to preserve their fertility later on after completing their treatment.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84866370176&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.mefs.2012.07.007
DO - 10.1016/j.mefs.2012.07.007
M3 - Scientific review articles
AN - SCOPUS:84866370176
VL - 17
SP - 152
EP - 156
JO - Middle East Fertility Society Journal
JF - Middle East Fertility Society Journal
SN - 1110-5690
IS - 3
ER -