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Human oocyte cryopreservation is a procedure to preserve a woman’s eggs. This technique has been used to enable women to postpone pregnancy to a later date – whether for medical reasons such as cancer treatment or for social reasons such as employment or studying
The cryopreservation of oocytes or eggs is a relatively new technique in reproductive medicine. Cryopreservation of oocytes is more difficult than cryopreservation of embryos.
Because of the delicate nature of the chromosomes in eggs, the cryopreservation of eggs is less successful than the cryopreservation of embryos.
For that reason, this procedure is primarily offered to patients undergoing treatment for cancer. It is also offered to some patients who do not have a partner and desire to delay their fertility. Due to recent advances in the promising new technique of vitrification, we anticipate that oocytes will soon be cyropreserved using this method. We expect that this will produce an increase in the chance for survival and pregnancy.
Sperm may be cyropreserved for patients who will be undergoing an IVF procedure or who will have an IUI procedure. The reasons for freezing sperm vary, but usually include one or more of the following situations:
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