Oocyte vitrification--women's emancipation set in stone.
The techniques of vitrification of oocytes and the subsequent warming process being used today are now producing results far superior to the results that are obtained with slow-freezing techniques, and it would seem that this is the method of female fertility preservation that will be widely used in the near future. The reported success of the use of this method should stimulate a renewed debate on oocyte storage for fertility preservation without a medical indication.
Homburg
Roy
R
Reproductive Medicine Division, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. R.Homburg@vumc.nl
van der Veen
Fulco
F
Silber
Sherman J
SJ
D000367:Age Factors; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018587:Oocyte Donation / Q000639:trends; D009865:Oocytes; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000639:trends*; D013997:Time Factors