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CryopreservationCryoprotective AgentsFertility PreservationOocytesVitrificationPropylene GlycolOocyte RetrievalReproductive Techniques, AssistedFreezingSemen PreservationFertilization in VitroEmbryo TransferInfertility, FemaleInfertilityPregnancy RateSperm Injections, IntracytoplasmicSucroseOvulation InductionPregnancyEthylene GlycolDimethyl SulfoxideCell SurvivalTissue PreservationSpermatozoaSperm MotilityOvaryOocyte DonationSperm BanksBlastocystOrgan PreservationOogenesisTissue BanksEmbryo Culture TechniquesEmbryo, MammalianAge FactorsBlood PreservationSemen AnalysisFertilizationMeiosisXenopus laevisFertilitySperm RetrievalEmbryonic DevelopmentMicroinjectionsCleavage Stage, OvumZona PellucidaPrimary Ovarian InsufficiencyReproductive TechniquesPropylene GlycolsGlycerolTissue SurvivalOvarian FollicleEmbryo ImplantationZygoteIn Vitro Oocyte Maturation TechniquesMetaphaseBlastomeresXenopusIceSemenTromethamineEgg YolkPrenatal InjuriesParthenogenesisOvumAcrosomeRaffinoseEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentPregnancy OutcomeSperm CountMorulaSperm-Ovum InteractionsCell Culture TechniquesTime FactorsLive BirthEjaculationInfertility, MaleDry IceTrehaloseInsemination, ArtificialTestis
EggsFertility preservationElective oocyte cryopreservationFertilizationInfertilityVitroImmatureVitrification of oocytesFresh oocytesSperm CryopreservationICSITesticularDonorIndicationsDonationReproductiveEmbryo TransferIntracytoplasmicPregnancyCyclesProcedureOpen Pulled StrawDonorsFreezePreserveAdvancesASRMRespondentsBlastocystSemenCrystalsOutcomesCouplesStem cellsProcessApproachesOddsViableDevelopmentalRoutineGametesAwarenessMethodPotentialLong-termOptionSuccess rateLive birthHumanEarlyRESULTS
Eggs21
  • Oocyte cryopreservation is a procedure to preserve a woman's eggs (oocytes). (wikipedia.org)
  • The eggs are subsequently removed from the body by transvaginal oocyte retrieval. (wikipedia.org)
  • Eggs (oocytes) are frozen using either a controlled-rate, slow-cooling method or a newer flash-freezing process known as vitrification. (wikipedia.org)
  • Oocyte cryopreservation (egg-freezing), Kallen explained, is when a woman's eggs are removed from the ovaries and stored for future use as "a way of preserving reproductive ability in women (or individuals with ovaries)" and an alternative for "anyone who isn't planning pregnancy immediately" but might want to explore their options in the future. (uvm.edu)
  • Egg freezing or oocyte cryopreservation refers to the freezing of eggs (oocytes) to sub-zero temperatures to stop its biologic activity, keep it in a frozen state, and preserve them for future use. (ovinity.com)
  • Cryopreservation of fertile eggs at the peak of childbearing age (from 18 to 28 years) will allow a woman to later carry out her own child with virtually no risk of miscarriage. (tophealthnews.net)
  • The process of embryo cryopreservation includes the retrieval of eggs using an ultrasound. (sharedjourney.com)
  • Scientists have tried for years to save those eggs before they dwindle, but while sperm has been successfully frozen for more than 60 years, the "experimental" label was lifted from oocyte cryopreservation by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) only last October, thanks to a new flash-freezing process called vitrification. (washingtonian.com)
  • Shady Grove Fertility, whose network of clinics span DC, Maryland, and Virginia, performed 131 cryopreservation cycles for women banking their own eggs in 2012-up from 44 in 2010. (washingtonian.com)
  • This isn't my field of expertise, so I can only give you some general information on oocyte cryopreservation, the term for freezing a woman's eggs for future fertilization. (drweil.com)
  • Apart from the unpleasantness and potential danger of the ovarian stimulation, oocyte preservation has another big downside: the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) warns that for every 100 eggs that are extracted and frozen, only two will survive the process and can potentially result in live births. (drweil.com)
  • Freezing eggs (or oocyte freezing) of young(ish) women to preserve fertility options is known as social egg freezing. (creatingafamily.org)
  • The lack of ice crystallization is key to the health of the egg because, as Nagy explained, "ice crystallization that happens during slow freezing is the biggest danger for egg … cryopreservation because ice crystals can damage the cell membranes, and it results in the degeneration of the eggs. (cnn.com)
  • Coverage is limited to: collection of sperm, cryopreservation of sperm, ovarian stimulation and retrieval of eggs, oocyte cryopreservation, InVitro fertilization, and embryo cryopreservation. (stryker.com)
  • under age 55 and using donor oocytes (eggs). (stryker.com)
  • That kind of scenario is driving a small but growing number of women to consider oocyte cryopreservation-freezing their eggs. (yale.edu)
  • Embryo freezing in Green Park (cryopreservation) involves the freezing and long-term storage of fertilized eggs. (babysoon.co.in)
  • Oocyte Cryopreservation allows women to use their own eggs, frozen when they were young and healthy, to help them achieve a pregnancy later-when they might otherwise have a harder time finding healthy eggs. (mcurefertility.com)
  • Oocyte Cryopreservation is a revolutionary technology that allows mature eggs to be frozen and stored for later use. (mcurefertility.com)
  • What is Eggs-Freezing OR Oocyte Cryopreservation? (mcurefertility.com)
  • Oocyte cryopreservation, or sperm and eggs frozen, is the "newest" new reproductive Technology, involving a form of flash-freezing, which allows human eggs to be successfully stored in egg banks, thereby prolonging a woman's reproductive life span. (mcurefertility.com)
Fertility preservation3
Elective oocyte cryopreservation2
  • To characterize the degree of decision regret following elective oocyte cryopreservation (EOC) for social indications, and identify factors associated with regret. (embies.com)
  • Since we know that a woman's fertility - including her ovarian reserve and egg quality - declines with age, elective Oocyte Cryopreservation offers one option to those wishing to conceive later. (mcurefertility.com)
Fertilization5
  • The egg retrieval process for oocyte cryopreservation is the same as that for in vitro fertilization. (wikipedia.org)
  • Evidence-based outcomes after oocyte cryopreservation for donor oocyte in vitro fertilization and planned oocyte cryopreservation: a guideline. (guidelinecentral.com)
  • Post-warming, we assessed survival rate, oocyte developmental potential (fertilization and subsequent development) and metabolism (autofluorescence). (st-andrews.ac.uk)
  • In medicine, oocyte cryopreservation is most often used during an in vitro fertilization procedure (IVF) in order to preserve excess embryos for subsequent replanting. (tophealthnews.net)
  • This study taking to account the limitations of studies in this area, aimed to compare the survival rate, fertilization capacity and developmental capacity of oocyte that cryo-preserved in open pulled and conventional straw. (scialert.net)
Infertility1
Vitro6
  • Immature oocytes have been grown until maturation in vitro, but it is not yet clinically available. (wikipedia.org)
  • Prof. Tom Stout of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, explained in detail the process of in vitro production (IVP) and cryopreservation and transfer of horse embryo's. (wur.nl)
  • Utrecht can do ovum pick-up from mares and collaborate with Avantea, Italy for in vitro production and cryopreservation of embryos. (wur.nl)
  • Dr. Bernard Roelen of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, explained what can be expected from production of sperm and oocytes in vitro, on the basis of the latest international scientific progress in mice. (wur.nl)
  • RÉSUMÉ La présente étude menée en Turquie a évalué l'impact de la loi rendant obligatoire le transfert d'un embryon unique en fonction de l'âge et de l'augmentation consécutive des transferts d'embryons congelés- décongelés sur l'issue de la grossesse des patientes bénéficiant d'une fécondation in vitro. (who.int)
  • Le transfert d'un embryon unique, le transfert d'embryons congelés-décongelés et le transfert de deux embryons ont été réalisés chez 5632 patientes après l'entrée en vigueur de la loi, tandis que l'approche traditionnelle par fécondation in vitro et par transferts d'embryons congelés-décongelés a été utilisée chez 6029 patientes avant le vote de cette loi. (who.int)
Immature1
  • Illustrative example of progress made is the world-first foal born in 2017 after development of an improved vitrification protocol for equine immature oocytes. (wur.nl)
Vitrification of oocytes2
Fresh oocytes1
  • Infertile women should be counseled that, based on a small number of births, neonatal outcomes appear similar after using their own previously cryopreserved oocytes compared with outcomes after the use of fresh oocytes. (guidelinecentral.com)
Sperm Cryopreservation1
  • Established in response to a need for in-house mouse services, the LUTCF provides expertise in cryopreservation of embryos by IVF or natural matings, sperm cryopreservation, rederivation services, strain expansion by IVF, ES morula/blastocyst injections, pronuclear DNA microinjections, and injection of CRISPR edited DNA. (lu.se)
ICSI1
  • An annual fee is charged for storage of the cryopreserved oocytes after the first year, and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is required to fertilize the thawed oocytes. (mcurefertility.com)
Testicular3
Donor7
  • It is recommended to tell recipients that previously cryopreserved donor oocytes are a reasonable option compared with fresh donor oocytes, given that there is good evidence that there are no significant differences in per transfer pregnancy rates compared with those with fresh donor oocytes. (guidelinecentral.com)
  • Recipients can be counseled that as the number of donor oocytes warmed increases, there is an associated increase in cumulative live birth rate. (guidelinecentral.com)
  • There is insufficient evidence to recommend a particular stimulation protocol for oocyte donors or certain donor characteristics in terms of embryo quality or success rates. (guidelinecentral.com)
  • Recipients can be counseled that, based on limited evidence, neonatal outcomes appear similar between vitrified and fresh donor oocytes. (guidelinecentral.com)
  • There are no significant differences in per transfer pregnancy rates with cryopreserved vs. fresh donor oocytes. (guidelinecentral.com)
  • Thanks to advances in oocyte cryopreservation, or egg freezing-and at a cost of $60,000-Anne had essentially become her own egg donor. (washingtonian.com)
  • Oocytes may need to be cryo-stored in the event of unforeseen non-production of sperm during IVF therapy, allowing a more measured consideration of donor sperm use or other means of sperm retrieval. (scialert.net)
Indications2
Donation4
  • Recipients can be counseled that live birth rates may be greater from vitrified oocytes that derive from donors who had prior successful outcome after a fresh cycle of oocyte donation. (guidelinecentral.com)
  • By reinforcing the relevance of TESE performed on the day of oocyte retrieval , oocyte cryopreservation in couples having beforehand consented to go to sperm donation will avoid cycle cancellation and potentially lead to successful live birth . (bvsalud.org)
  • Potential oocyte freezers are characterized by a higher number of desired children and more openness to oocyte donation. (vub.be)
  • Oocyte preservation is an important option for women undergoing cancer treatment, for those who may wish to postpone childbearing for personal or medical reasons, or unable to find right partner or for women with a family history of early menopause or Egg donation programs. (mcurefertility.com)
Reproductive3
  • Modern reproductive science suggests using cryopreservation not only for medical but also for social reasons. (tophealthnews.net)
  • In view of the limited female reproductive lifespan, oocyte freezing can now offer women some protection against the decline in fertility with aging. (vub.be)
  • CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that a significant proportion of young women would consider safeguarding their reproductive potential or are at least open to the idea of social oocyte freezing. (vub.be)
Embryo Transfer1
Intracytoplasmic1
Pregnancy5
Cycles2
  • A 5-10% live birth rate per oocyte in women under the age of 35 years translates to a respectable chance of having a baby in the future from one to two treatment cycles in the present (10-20 oocytes can be expected to be cryopreserved per cycle). (pacificfertilitycenter.com)
  • Source: 2017 SART data for competitor oocyte cryopreservation cycles (sart.org). (extendfertility.com)
Procedure3
  • Dr. Heather Huddleston, MD. ASRM previously considered oocyte freezing to be an experimental procedure. (diagnosticdetectives.com)
  • BACKGROUND: Although cryopreservation of semen is a routine procedure for preserving male gametes, an efficient method of preserving fertility through oocyte freezing has only recently become available for women. (vub.be)
  • Our results demonstrate that 31.5% of respondents consider themselves as potential social oocyte freezers, of which 3.1% would definitely consider the procedure. (vub.be)
Open Pulled Straw1
  • Comparing the two groups shows that the vitrified oocyte of open pulled straw method had better and significant different survival rate than conventional method (p = 0.001). (scialert.net)
Donors2
Freeze1
Preserve1
  • Our center performs oocyte preservation procedures for women looking to preserve their fertility. (asrm.org)
Advances2
  • Also, recent advances in pig embryo cryopreservation were shown and it was demonstrated how mathematic modelling of cellular events during embryo cryopreservation are extremely helpful. (wur.nl)
  • Advances in technology have made Oocyte Cryopreservation much more successful. (mcurefertility.com)
ASRM1
  • Now that ASRM has removed the "experimental" designation from ovarian tissue cryopreservation what CPT code should be used instead of 0058T? (asrm.org)
Respondents1
Blastocyst1
  • Oocytes or early blastocyst-stage embryos were vitrified either using standard practice or within Pods and a Garage and compared to non-vitrified control groups. (st-andrews.ac.uk)
Semen2
  • Dr. Henri Woelders, of Wageningen Livestock Research (WLR) and the Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN) presented on the potential of cryopreservation and use of various types of germplasm in pigs and chicken, focussing on embryos, gonads, primordial germ cells and semen, and including some highlights from the EU Horizon 2020 IMAGE project (LINK). (wur.nl)
  • He showed that cryopreservation of poultry semen is applicable for long term conservation of rare breeds, and may also be used for maintaining breeding lines. (wur.nl)
Crystals1
  • One of those problems is the freezing solution volume that the oocyte is immersed into and the other is too thick wall straw that this thickness can affect the heat exchange while oocyte freezing and thawing and the results can affect ice crystals formed. (scialert.net)
Outcomes2
  • Neonatal outcomes appear similar with cryopreserved oocytes. (guidelinecentral.com)
  • International consensus: ovarian tissue cryopreservation in young Turner syndrome patients: outcomes of an ethical Delphi study including 55 experts from 16 different countries. (cdc.gov)
Couples1
  • While oocyte cryopreservation has its appeal for couples in your situation, there are significant drawbacks. (drweil.com)
Stem cells2
  • The most efficient method for cryopreservation of human embryonic stem cells. (ivf.net)
  • Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) from the 'inner cell mass' of an early embryo give rise to all future cells and tissue of an animal, including the primordial germ cells, which ultimately form the germ cells (sperm or oocytes). (wur.nl)
Process1
Approaches1
Odds1
  • Given the dismal success rates of today's oocyte cryopreservation and implantation, the odds of a woman conceiving in her thirties and even her forties seem much better with Mother Nature. (drweil.com)
Viable1
Developmental2
Routine1
  • Oocyte cryo-preservation, if consistent and successful, offers a way to avoid the complications of routine IVF therapy. (scialert.net)
Gametes1
  • Oocyte vitrification (cryopreservation) has the potential to rescue gametes from deceased animals, it would make oocyte banking for research possible, and superior female genetics could be cryopreserved. (wur.nl)
Awareness3
  • Women were questioned on their awareness of the age-related fertility decline and their views and intentions towards considering undergoing oocyte cryopreservation. (vub.be)
  • Women were questioned on their awareness of the age-related fertility decline and their views and intentions towards considering undergoing oocyte cryopreservation.RESULTS: The electronic questionnaire was completed by 1049 women, giving a response rate of 55%, and 25 were excluded as they were incomplete/inconsistent. (vub.be)
  • Low success rate of freezing oocytes can correlate to the lack of information and awareness of oocyte damages ( Borini and Coticchio, 2009 ). (scialert.net)
Method1
  • Vitrification has also become the method of choice for pronuclear oocytes, although prospective randomized controlled trials are still lacking. (wikipedia.org)
Potential1
  • Cryopreservation and transfer of gonads was shown to be an effective means in bird and mammalian species, while primordial germ cells offer possibilities and potential advantages in bird and fish species. (wur.nl)
Long-term2
Option1
Success rate2
Live birth1
Human1
Early1
RESULTS1