Vitrification of human immature oocytes before and after in vitro maturation: a review

MA Khalili, A Shahedi, S Ashourzadeh… - Journal of assisted …, 2017 - Springer
The use of immature oocytes subjected to in vitro maturation (IVM) opens interesting
perspectives for fertility preservation where ovarian reserves are damaged by pathologies or …

The improvement and clinical application of human oocyte in vitro maturation (IVM)

X Gong, H Li, Y Zhao - Reproductive Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Oocyte in vitro maturation (IVM) is a technology with a long history that was established
before IVF. Although it has been studied extensively, the efficiency of IVM has been poor for …

Live births following fertility preservation using in-vitro maturation of ovarian tissue oocytes

I Segers, E Bardhi, I Mateizel, E Van Moer… - Human …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Can oocytes extracted from excised ovarian tissue and matured in vitro
be a useful adjunct for urgent fertility preservation (FP)? SUMMARY ANSWER Ovarian …

In vitro maturation (IVM) of oocytes recovered from ovariectomy specimens in the laboratory: a promising “ex vivo” method of oocyte cryopreservation resulting in the …

I Segers, I Mateizel, E Van Moer, J Smitz… - Journal of assisted …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose We present our center's experience with 34 consecutive cases who underwent in
vitro maturation (IVM) of oocytes obtained from ovariectomy specimens and compare our …

Melatonin improves the effect of cryopreservation on human oocytes by suppressing oxidative stress and maintaining the permeability of the oolemma

Z Zhang, Y Mu, D Ding, W Zou, X Li… - Journal of Pineal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cryopreservation causes cryoinjury to oocytes and impairs their developmental
competence. Melatonin (MLT) can improve the effect of cryopreservation in animal oocytes …

Improving the maturation rate of human oocytes collected ex vivo during the cryopreservation of ovarian tissue

D Nikiforov, C Junping, J Cadenas, V Shukla… - Journal of assisted …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose The aim of the present study was to improve the in vitro maturation (IVM) procedure
using oocytes from surplus ovarian tissue after fertility preservation. Methods Twenty-five …

Cryopreservation of ovarian tissue: opportunities beyond fertility preservation and a positive view into the future

SG Kristensen, CY Andersen - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In current years, ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) and transplantation is gaining
ground as a successful method of preserving fertility in young women with primarily cancer …

The current challenges to efficient immature oocyte cryopreservation

F Brambillasca, MC Guglielmo, G Coticchio… - Journal of assisted …, 2013 - Springer
Oocyte cryopreservation represents an important tool for assisted reproductive technology. It
offers the opportunity to preserve fertility in women at risk of loss of the ovarian function for …

Vitrification of in vitro matured oocytes collected from surplus ovarian medulla tissue resulting from fertility preservation of ovarian cortex tissue

H Yin, H Jiang, SG Kristensen, CY Andersen - Journal of assisted …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose The aim of the study was to investigate the maturation rate of immature oocytes
collected from ovarian medulla tissue normally discarded during preparation of ovarian …

In vitro maturation and its role in clinical assisted reproductive technology

MT Sauerbrun-Cutler, M Vega, M Keltz… - Obstetrical & …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objective The objective of this study was to identify a role for IVM and discuss clinical
practices based on the current literature. Evidence Acquisition We conducted a literature …