A critical appraisal of cryopreservation (slow cooling versus vitrification) of human oocytes and embryos

DH Edgar, DA Gook - Human reproduction update, 2012 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Vitrification is now a commonly applied technique for cryopreservation in
assisted reproductive technology (ART) replacing, in many cases, conventional slow cooling …

[HTML][HTML] Vitrification of the human embryo: a more efficient and safer in vitro fertilization treatment

ZP Nagy, D Shapiro, CC Chang - Fertility and sterility, 2020 - Elsevier
Cryopreservation has become a central pillar in assisted reproduction, reflected in the
exponential increase of “freeze all” cycles in the past few years. Vitrification makes it …

Slow freezing, vitrification and ultra-rapid freezing of human embryos: a systematic review and meta-analysis

FF AbdelHafez, N Desai, AM Abou-Setta… - Reproductive …, 2010 - Elsevier
Embryo cryopreservation is an important aspect of assisted reproduction. Many methods
have been described, but they have been poorly investigated in randomized trials …

Vitrification as an alternative means of cryopreserving ovarian tissue

CA Amorim, M Curaba, A Van Langendonckt… - Reproductive …, 2011 - Elsevier
Because of the simplicity of vitrification, many authors have investigated it as an alternative
to slow freezing for cryopreserving ovarian tissue. In the last decade, numerous studies have …

A randomized controlled study of human Day 3 embryo cryopreservation by slow freezing or vitrification: vitrification is associated with higher survival, metabolism and …

B Balaban, B Urman, B Ata, A Isiklar… - Human …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare two methods of cryopreservation for
the cleavage-stage human embryo: slow freezing and vitrification. METHODS A total of 466 …

Children born after cryopreservation of embryos or oocytes: a systematic review of outcome data

UB Wennerholm, V Söderström-Anttila… - Human …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND An estimated 3.5 million children have been born to date using assisted
reproduction technologies. We reviewed the data in order to evaluate current knowledge of …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical pregnancy after uterus transplantation

ME Akar, O Ozkan, B Aydinuraz, K Dirican, M Cincik… - Fertility and sterility, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective To present the first clinical pregnancy after uterus transplantation. Design Case
study. Setting Tertiary center. Patient (s) A 23-year-old Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser …

Vitrification versus slow freezing gives excellent survival, post warming embryo morphology and pregnancy outcomes for human cleaved embryos

M Rezazadeh Valojerdi, P Eftekhari-Yazdi… - Journal of Assisted …, 2009 - Springer
Purpose The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the efficacy of vitrification
and slow freezing for the cryopreservation of human cleavage stage embryos in terms of …

[HTML][HTML] Improving ovarian tissue cryopreservation for oncologic patients: slow freezing versus vitrification, effect of different procedures and devices

S Herraiz, E Novella-Maestre, B Rodríguez, C Díaz… - Fertility and sterility, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To compare slow freezing (SF) with four vitrification techniques (VT) for
cryopreservation of ovarian tissue (OT) and to evaluate the best protocol for human OT in a …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison outcome of fresh and vitrified donor oocytes in an egg-sharing donation program

KM Trokoudes, C Pavlides, X Zhang - Fertility and sterility, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To compare the survival, fertilization, early embryonic development, and
clinical outcomes from fresh and vitrified cohort oocytes. DESIGN: Review of egg-sharing …